Nikos Kazantzakis Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: ????? ???????????; 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.
He lost the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature to Albert Camus by one vote. Camus claimed that Kazantzakis deserved the honour "a hundred times more" than himself.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
novel
Iera Moni Sina
1987
Documentary book
Kriti kai neoellines poiites
1977
Documentary short poem
Christophe Colomb
1975
TV Movie
O Hristos xanastavronetai
1975
TV Series novel - 17 episodes
Diavlos Y
1973
Short book "Askitiki"
Sorbas
1972
TV Movie novel "Alexis Sorbas"
Christ Recrucified
1969
TV Mini-Series novel "The Greek Passion" - 6 episodes
$1.5 Million
