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Book SynopsisHailed as my spiritual brother by Albert Schweitzer, and oft-compared to fellow giants Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, Nikos Kazantzakis occupies a unique place among the literary notables of our time. Kazantzakis was born in1883 at the height of his country''s last bloody revolts to break free of Ottoman oppression. As a child, he knew the sound and smell of fear and the sight of rampaging soldiers on the streets outside his window. He knew the blood-curdling sound of people being slaughtered, and the sight of his father standing guard at the door, his knife at the ready; knew, too, the sound of his father''s voice in his ear, savage and tender, whispering to not be afraidto die like a Cretan. For a child living in Crete at that time, there were words that dripped blood upon which an entire populace were crucified: the words revolution and freedom. These were the words that shaped and defined the struggle for freedom and spiritual perfection that was to become the focus of his life. Beginning
Trade ReviewTheodora Vasils, a long established authority on Nikos Kazantzakis, has just completed what I find to be the most dramatic, authentic book on the writings of the great Cretan author. She has benefitted from memories of her friend, Helen, his wife and collaborator, to give us a stirring docudrama in print of the life and struggles of a legendary writer of our time. * The National Herald *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 1. 1886 Chapter 2 2. Nikos Chapter 3 3. Mihalis Chapter 4 4. Educating Nikos Chapter 5 5. 1889 - Flight Chapter 6 6. Massacre Chapter 7 7. A Time of Respite Chapter 8 8. Liberty! Chapter 9 9. The Idle Days of Summer Chapter 10 10. Melancholy Brooding Chapter 11 11. Galatea and a hut by the Sea Chapter 12 12. The Crossing Chapter 13 13. The Three Arcades Chapter 14 14. Above The Stagnant Waters Of Convention Chapter 15 15. "A Compelling New Voice" Chapter 16 16. Ridi Pagliaccio Chapter 17 17. Four Sparsely Furnished Rooms Chapter 18 18. Krasi Chapter 19 19. Marcos Avyeris Chapter 20 20. How Hidden Nuances Can Trip Us Up Chapter 21 21. Angelos . . God . . And The Holy Mountain Chapter 22 22. Angelos And Eva Chapter 24 24. 1917 Chapter 25 25. Respite At The Maternal Hearth Chapter 26 26. Mustapha Kemal and the Young Turks Chapter 27 27. The Greek Race Chapter 28 28. The Expatriate Life Chapter 29 29. A quiet Young Woman Chapter 30 30. Tryst in Lenda Chapter 31 31. Moscow Utters A Cry Chapter 32 32. The Rupture of Two Lives Chapter 33 33. The Travel Journals Chapter 34 34. Sinai Chapter 35 35. Panait Istrati Chapter 36 36. "Following The Red Star" - Part II Chapter 37 37. The Saviors of God Chapter 38 38. The Iron Angels Of The Apocalypse Chapter 39 39. Aegina Chapter 40 40. Reunion in Athens Chapter 41 41. The Gorilla Has Discovered Fire Chapter 42 42. Casting About For Some Life Line Chapter 43 43. UNESCO Chapter 44 44. Antibes Chapter 45 45. And From One Small Spark Chapter 46 46. So Little Time Chapter 47 47. El Greco's Toledo Chapter 48 48. The Last Temptation Chapter 49 49. Angelos Revisited Chapter 50 50. A Lone Man Ascending . . Ascending Chapter 51 51. Blessed Is He Who Can Raise A Voice Chapter 52 52. Solitude . . The Climate Of Creation Chapter 53 53. Brother Francis Chapter 54 54. Brother Prevelakis Chapter 55 55. They Called It Their Little Koukouli Chapter 56 56. Men And Supermen Chapter 57 57. China Chapter 58 58. We Owe A Cock To Aesclepius Chapter 59 59. Death, O Faithful Hound Chapter 60 60. Epilogue Chapter 61 Afterword Chapter 62 Acknowledgments Chapter 63 Notes Chapter 64 Nikos Kazantzakis Selected Bibliography of works available in English translation
