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Nikos Kazantzakis. Maruta Sosnare Šarlote Šķēle. Biography. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Nikos KazantzakisMaruta Sosnare
Šarlote Šķēle
Biography
Kazantzakis was born in 1883 in Heraklion, Greece. From 1902 Kazantzakis studied law
at the University of Athens, then went to Paris in 1907 to study philosophy. His 1909 dissertation was titled "Friedrich Nietzsche on the Philosophy of Right and the State."
Upon his return to Greece, he began translating works of philosophy.
Literary work
Nikos Kazantzakis writes novels, plays, memoirs, essays, letters and anthologies.
His first work was the 1906 narrative Serpent and Lily which he signed with the pen name
Karma Nirvami.
Novels• Zorba the Greek.• The Greek Passion.• Freedom or Death.• The Last Temptation.• Saint Francis.• The Rock Garden• The Fratricides• Toda Raba• Alexander the Great.• At the Palaces of Knossos.• Father Yanaros • Serpent and Lily
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Plays• Julian the Apostate• Three Plays: Melissa, Kouros,
Christopher Columbus• Christopher Columbus• From Odysseus • Comedy: A Tragedy in One Act• Sodom and Gomorrah• Buddha
Memoirs, essays and letters
• Report to Greco• Symposium• From The Saviors of God• The Suffering God• The Angels of Cyprus• Burn Me to Ashes
Nikos Kazantzakis museum
It was founded in 1984 and it is located at the village Myrtia in Iraklion, next to his father's house.The museum contains some of his personal belongings and a rich collection of his manuscripts and letters, first Greek editions of his books, documents from theatrical productions of his works.
Nikos Kazantzakis motto
Return to where you have failed. Move on from where you have succeeded.
Nikos Kazantzakis airportHeraklion International Airport, “Nikos
Kazantzakis” is the primary airport on the island of Crete, Greece, and the country’s second busiest airport after Athens International Airport.
The airport is named after Heraklion native Nikos Kazantzakis, a Greek writer and philosopher.
The airport
first opened in March 1939.
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