Kazantzakis, Nikos b. February 18, 1883 d. October 26, 1957 Writer. He was born in Candia (now Heraklion, Crete). He is considered one of the most importants greek writers of all times. He is best remembered for his book Life and Time of Alexis Zorbas (Zorba the Greek). He also wrote The Last Temptation, Christ Recrucified, Askitikis, Sodom and Gomorrha, Freedom and Death, God's Pauper, Report to Greco and Travels, with the author's impressions of Spain, Italy, Sinai, Japan, England, Russia, Jerusalem and Cyprus. He died in Germany, and when his body...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Martinego Bastion, Heraklion, Regional unit of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
b. February 18, 1883 d. October 26, 1957