num_pages: 379
description: Fictional account of St Francis of Assisi's heroic single-mindedness in the face of extreme physical &amp; spiritual suffering. He portrays the saint as a great lover &amp; inspiring leader, who embraced radical poverty in the face of many obstacles &amp; temptations. Kazantzakis (2/18/1883–10/26/57) was born in &amp; lived in Greece most of his life. His most famous novels include Zorba the Greek ('46, Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά); The Greek Passion ('48, UK title Christ Recrucified, Ο Χριστός Ξανασταυρώνεται); Captain Michalis ('50, UK title Freedom &amp; Death, in Greek Καπετάν Μιχάλης); The Last Temptation of Christ ('51, Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός) &amp; St Francis ('56, UK title God's Pauper: St Francis of Assisi, Ο Φτωχούλης του Θεού). Report to Greco ('61, Αναφορά στον Γκρέκο), containing autobiographical &amp; fictional elements, summed up his philosophy as the "Cretan Glance."
language: English
title: Saint Francis
titlecomplete: Saint Francis
genres: Fiction, Religion, Italy, Greece, Spirituality, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Christianity
ratings_count: 2333
publisher: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster (NY)