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Nikos Kazantzakis

Nikos Kazantzakis

Greek writer and journalist
Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years, and remains the most translated... Wikipedia
Born: February 18, 1883, Heraklion, Greece
Died: October 26, 1957 (age 74 years), Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Spouse: Eleni Samiou (m. 1945–1957) and Galateia Kazantzakē (m. 1911–1926)
Buried: November 5, 1957, Martinengo Bastion, Heraklion, Greece