Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis

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Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis

Genre: Novel

Published: 1946

Page Count: 311 pages

Summary: 

"Zorba the Greek is a novel written by the Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1946. It is the tale of a young Greek intellectual who ventures to escape his bookish life with the aid of the boisterous and mysterious Alexis Zorba."

 

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"I first met him in Piraeus."

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"'Uncle Anagnosti, the grandfather, greets you and asks if you would care to come to his house for a meal. The gelder will be coming to the village today to castrate the pigs. It's an occasion, and the 'parts' are a real delicacy."

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May 17th-23rd - Do you consider yourself a book collector or a book hoarder? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)

Neither. I'm simply a reader.