Zorba the Greek (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Nikos Kazantzakis
- First Published: 1946
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Europe or Europeans, Marriage, Prostitution or prostitutes, Mines, miners, or mining, Widows or widowers, Life, philosophy of, Greece or Greek people, Peasantry or peasants, Aging
- Locales: Crete
ZORBA THE GREEK is the story of a unique friendship between two men of markedly different life-styles. The narrator is a reserved, sensitive ascetic who is suffering from the trauma of a broken friendship. Zorba is everything the narrator is not. A man of the world, fond of drinking, dancing, womanizing, Zorba joins with the narrator in a lignite mining operation that he believes will make both their fortunes. While “the Boss,” as Zorba calls the narrator, provides the capital and supervises from a distance, Zorba takes charge of operations and works with the hired hands. When the...
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