Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek
First edition
AuthorNikos Kazantzakis
Original titleΒίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά (Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas)
LanguageGreek
Published1946 (Greek)
Publication placeGreece
OCLC35223018
889/.332 20
LC ClassPA5610.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.