
Zorba the Greek
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A young writer in Crete befriends the experienced and energetic Zorba.
Original title: Βίος και πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά
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Zorba the Greek offers an accessible beginning through a vivid relationship between two characters. Papadiamantis and Karagatsis turn to island communities where gender, family and belonging have concrete consequences. Vassilikos and Samarakis offer political investigation and the machinery of repression. Taktsis gives two women’s voices narrating Greek history through private lives.
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