As per our current Database, Nikos Kazantzakis has been died on Oct 26, 1957 (age 74).
When Nikos Kazantzakis die, Nikos Kazantzakis was 74 years old.
| Popular As | Nikos Kazantzakis |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 74 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | February 18, 1883 (Heraklion, Greece) |
| Birthday | February 18 |
| Town/City | Heraklion, Greece |
| Nationality | Greece |
Nikos Kazantzakis’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Nikos Kazantzakis was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Greek author who wrote the philosophical novel, Zorba the Greek (1946), as well as the 1951 novel, The Last Temptation of Christ, which was later made into a film by Martin Scorsese. Kazantzakis' other literary works include The Greek Passion (1954), Freedom or Death (1956), and The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (1953).
He published his first work, Serpent and Lily, in 1906. Four decades later, he became the leader of a Left-wing, non-Communist party and entered the Greek government as Minister without Portfolio.
In 1957, he lost the Nobel Prize for Literature, by one vote, to French absurdist Writer, Albert Camus.
He married his first wife, Galatea Alexiou, in 1911. The couple divorced fifteen years later.
His renowned novel, Zorba the Greek, eventually became a film starring Anthony Quinn.
