num_pages: 311
description: An Englishman discovers that he has come into a small inheritance in Crete and sets out to claim it. When he arrives, he meets Alexis Zorba, a middle-aged Greek with a zest for life. As their relationship develops, the Englishman is persuaded to change his outlook on life
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: 49631
places: Greece, Crete
awards: awardedAt: -504892800000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman
publisher: Touchstone