Nikos Kazantzakis (1883 - 1957)

Born 18 Feb 1883 in Kandiye, Crete, Ottoman Empire

Died 26 Oct 1957 at age 74 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Biography

Nikos Kazantzakis is Notable.

Nikos Kazantzakis was a Nobel Prize nominated Greek writer known for his novels Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ, among others.^[1]

Νίkos Kazantzakis was born on 2 March 1883 (old date system 18 Feb 1883) in Kandiye, Crete, Ottoman Empire (now Heraklion, Greece).^[1]

He initially studied law, graduating with his law degree in 1906 from University of Athens. He then went to Sorbonne, France in 1907 to study philosphy. He returned to Greece afterwards.^[1]

Nikos became a notable Greek writer. He is best remembered for his book Life and Time of Alexis Zorbas (Zorba the Greek). In 1946, the Society of Greek Writers recommended that Kazantzakis and Angelos Sikelianos be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1957, he lost the Prize to Albert Camus by a single vote. In total Kazantzakis was nominated in nine different years.^[1]

Nikos Kazantzakis married Galatea Alexiou in 1911. They divorced in 1926. He married Eleni (Helen) Samiou in 1945.^[1]

Nikos died on 26 Oct 1957 in Germany from leukemia. He was buried at Martinego Bastion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Wikipedia (English): Nikos Kazantzakis
2. ↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #13175203 (accessed 26 August 2023), Memorial page for Nikos Kazantzakis (18 Feb 1883-26 Oct 1957), citing Martinego Bastion, Heraklion, Regional unit of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Maintained by Find a Grave.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q214622, en:Wikipedia