num_pages: 311
description: Portrait of a modern hero whose capacity to live each moment to its fullest is revealed in a series of adventures in Crete
language: English
title: Zorba the Greek
titlecomplete: Zorba the Greek
characters: Madame Hortense, Mimithos, Alexis Zorba, Widow
genres: Fiction, Greece, Philosophy, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Unfinished
ratings_count: 49632
places: Greece, Crete
awards: awardedAt: -504892800000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman
publisher: Simon & Schuster