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Also Known As Nikos Kazantzakes
Born February 18, 1883 • Heraklion • Greece
Died October 26, 1957 (aged 74) • Freiburg im Breisgau • Germany
Notable Works “Faust” • “Freedom or Death” • “The Last Temptation of Christ” • “Zorba the Greek”

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