Zorba the Greek

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Zorba the Greek

First edition
Author	Nikos Kazantzakis
Original title	Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά (Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas)
Language	Greek
Published	1946 (Greek)
Publication place	Greece
OCLC	35223018
Dewey Decimal	889/.332 20
LC Class	PA5610.K39 V5613 1996

Zorba the Greek (Greek: Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά, Víos kai Politeía tou Aléxē Zorbá, Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas) is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1946. It is the tale of a young Greek intellectual who ventures to escape his bookish life with the aid of the boisterous and mysterious Alexis Zorba. The novel was adapted into the successful 1964 film of the same name directed by Michael Cacoyannis, as well as a stage musical and a BBC radio play.