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Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957)

Also known as: Никос Казандзакис, نيكوس كازانتزاكيس, 니코스 카잔차키스, ニコス・カザンザキス, 尼可斯·卡赞扎基斯, Казандзакис

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Known works

  • Vios ke Politia tou Alexi Zorba (1974)
  • Anaphora ston Gkreko (1975)
  • O Ftohoulis tou Theou (1984)
  • O telefteos pirasmos (1984)
  • I aderfofades