Christ Recrucified: A Novel

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B. Cassirer, 1960 - Crete (Greece) - 470 pages
The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task. A group of refugees, fleeing from the ruins of their plundered homes, arrive asking for protection - and suddenly the drama of the Passion becomes reality.

About the author (1960)

Nikos Kazantzakis was born in 1883 in Herakleion on the island of Crete. He didn't start writing novels until he was almost 60 and completed his most famous work, Zorba the Greek, in 1946. Other novels include Freedom and Death (1953) and The Last Temptation (1954), which the Vatican placed on the Index. Nikos Kazantzakis finally settled in Antibes with his second wife, and died there from leukaemia in October 1957.

Bibliographic information

TitleChrist Recrucified: A Novel
AuthorNikos Kazantzakis
Edition2, reprint, revised
PublisherB. Cassirer, 1960
ISBN0571190219, 9780571190218
Length470 pages
  
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