Saints: Nikos Kazantzakis

Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957) Born in Crete under a strict, war-shadowed household, Kazantzakis spent his life chasing the unanswerable. He studied law in Athens, philosophy in Paris, wandered across Europe and Asia, and wrote like his soul was on fire. During the Nazi occupation, he hid in mountain caves and wrote Zorba The Greek as his joyful resistance. His later books, such as The Last Temptation of Christ, were banned, burned, and condemned by the Church. He didn’t flinch. He called himself a “comrade of struggle.” Kazantzakis wrote to stay free, to dare to ask the questions, and to live with joy in the face of despair. To wrestle the divine on the page.FOR MORENikos Kazantzakis Collection on GoodreadsDocumentary Nikos KazantzakisThe Temptations of Writing (A Review)If you're ready to create, I built The Creators Collective as a home for artists, writers, and tender rebels who believe in living whole heartedly. Through poetry, fiction, story, and creative works of all kind, we dare to live out loud.Next LIVE CLASS: Leonard Cohen/The Fires of Devotion