description: A fiftieth anniversary edition of the famous novel that inspired the film tells the story of Zorba, a philosophizing, larger-than-life mine owner who confronts life with exuberance and wit. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. NYT.
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: 49628
places: Greece, Crete
awards: awardedAt: -504892800000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman
publisher: Faber and Faber