Zorba The Greek
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed,, 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards - good; light bumping on corners. Binding - tight. Text - name penned on fep; foxing on prelims and book block.
A towering work of 20th-century literary fiction, Zorba the Greek chronicles the unforgettable friendship between a reserved, intellectual narrator and the irrepressible Alexis Zorba, a larger-than-life Greek laborer who attacks life with insatiable appetite and joy. Set against the rugged landscape of Crete, the novel presents a profound philosophical clash between reason and instinct, restraint and abandon, as the two men work a failing lignite mine together. Kazantzakis writes with passionate, sun-drenched intensity, using Zorba's boisterous wisdom — expressed through dance, laughter, and unfiltered honesty — to argue that true freedom demands the courage to embrace both triumph and catastrophe. The narrative uncovers the narrator's gradual awakening as Zorba's exuberant philosophy dismantles his bookish detachment, forcing a reckoning with what it means to truly live. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Greek novels ever written, this timeless masterpiece remains a fierce and joyful celebration of the human spirit.
Author: Nikos [Kazantzakis] Kazantzaki
Format: Hardback
Published: 1954, John Lehmann
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st ed,, 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards - good; light bumping on corners. Binding - tight. Text - name penned on fep; foxing on prelims and book block.
A towering work of 20th-century literary fiction, Zorba the Greek chronicles the unforgettable friendship between a reserved, intellectual narrator and the irrepressible Alexis Zorba, a larger-than-life Greek laborer who attacks life with insatiable appetite and joy. Set against the rugged landscape of Crete, the novel presents a profound philosophical clash between reason and instinct, restraint and abandon, as the two men work a failing lignite mine together. Kazantzakis writes with passionate, sun-drenched intensity, using Zorba's boisterous wisdom — expressed through dance, laughter, and unfiltered honesty — to argue that true freedom demands the courage to embrace both triumph and catastrophe. The narrative uncovers the narrator's gradual awakening as Zorba's exuberant philosophy dismantles his bookish detachment, forcing a reckoning with what it means to truly live. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Greek novels ever written, this timeless masterpiece remains a fierce and joyful celebration of the human spirit.