1954 first English edition. Translated by Jonathan Griffin and published in Oxford by Bruno Cassirer, with distribution by Faber & Faber. Hardcover, 470 pages.
Condition: Pre-owned vintage book in good condition. The original dust jacket is present and intact, with several age-related tears. Please review the photographs for details.
Synopsis
In a Greek village under Ottoman rule, residents prepare to stage the Passion of Christ as a mystery play. When refugees arrive seeking protection, the villagers’ assigned roles begin to echo their own lives, turning the planned drama into a powerful moral reckoning.
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Remembering Nikos Kazantzakis
The Cretan author of Zorba the Greek, Christ Recrucified and The Last Temptation of Christ remains one of modern Greece’s most widely known writers.
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