num_pages: 433
description: Freedom or Death by Nikos Kazantzakis is a novel on the heroic or epic scale about the rebellion of the Greek Christians against the Turks on the island of Crete, where Kazantzakis was from. The story follows the exploits of a Captain Michalis and his blood brother, Nurey Bey, a Turk, through war, love , friendship, hatred and a backdrop of the island of Crete with all its beauty, drama, joy and sadness. This book was unanimously praised by critics worldwide as the work of a master with characters that come to life and destined to live forever.
language: English
title: Freedom or Death
titlecomplete: Freedom or Death
characters: Captain Michales
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Greece, Literature, Classics, Novels, Travel, Historical Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 3028
places: Crete
publisher: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster (NY)