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Description edit
A fiftieth anniversary edition of the famous novel that inspired the film tells the story of Zorba, a philosophizing, larger-than-life mine owner who confronts life with exuberance and wit. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. NYT.
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Characters/People edit
- Alexis Zorba: The main character. Elderly laborer with a passion for life.
- Basil: -tanar scriitor britanic
- Young Scholar: Narrator. Young man traveling to Crete to inspect some land he has inherited. He hires Zorba to assist him.
- Anagnosti: Add a description of this character.
- Manolakas
- Demetrios
- Madame Hortense
- Mavrandoni
- Bouboulina
- Lola
- Michael
- C. W.
- Noussa
- Lemoni
- Lenio
Quotes edit
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“Life IS trouble! Only death is not trouble! Why, to be alive is to un-do your belt and go look for trouble!”
Zorba -
“Am I married? Am I not a man? And is not a man ‘stupid’? I’m a man, so I married: wife, house, children, everything. The full catastrophe.”
Zorba -
“I like you too much not to tell you this: You have everything except one thing: Madness. A man needs a little madness or else…or else he never dares to cut the rope and set himself free.”
Zorba -
“Zorba: Why do the young die? Why does anybody die? Tell me.Young Scholar: I don’t knowZorba: You don’t know? What's the use of all your damn books then? If they can't answer you that what do they tell you?Young Scholar: They tell me about the agony of men who can't answer questions like yours.”
Zorba and the Young Scholar
First Sentence edit
I FIRST MET HIM in Piraeus.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Romanul secolului XX. (edition-based publisher list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nikos Kazantzakis (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Greek
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: Greece
Publication Date: 1946
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: Greece
Publication Date: 1946
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ3.K1884 Zo4 1952
- Dewey: 889.332
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Movie Connections edit
- Zorba Grecul: * Titlu: Alexis Zorbas - Zorba grecul * Data lansare (SUA): 17 Decembrie 1964 * Buget: 783,000 $ * Poze Alexis Zorbas * Tag-uri: Vaduva, Nume personaj in titlu, Incercare de sinucidere, Calatorie
- Zorba the Greek (1964) (IMDb): Staring Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Lila Kedrova, and Irene Papas
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