{"product_id":"2026600000085-secondhand-zorba-the-greek","title":"Zorba The Greek","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed,, 2nd pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards - good; light bumping on corners. Binding - tight. Text - name penned on fep; foxing on prelims and book block. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48820253262043,"sku":"2026600000085-SECONDHAND","price":150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/006adc0c-83ae-42e9-a4fd-c8666efac609.png?v=1780055797","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000085-secondhand-zorba-the-greek","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}