Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis Born (1883-02-18)18 February 1883 Heraklion, Crete, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) Died 26 October 1957(1957-10-26) (aged 74) Freiburg, West Germany Occupation Poet, novelist, essayist, philosopher, playwright, travel writer Nationality Greek Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης; 18 February 1883 – 26 October 1957) was a Greek writer and philosopher, celebrated for his novel Zorba the Greek, considered his magnum opus. He became known globally after the 1964 release of the Michael Cacoyannis film Zorba the Greek, based on the novel. He gained renewed fame with the 1988 Martin Scorsese adaptation of his book The Last Temptation of Christ.