Freedom and Death by Nikos Kazantzakis

Freedom and Death

Nikos Kazantzakis

480 pages first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Freedom and Death is Kazantzakis's modern Iliad. The context is Crete in the late nineteenth century, the epic struggle between Greeks and Turks, between Christianity and Islam. A new uprising takes place to rival those of 1854, 1866 and 1878, and...

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Community Reviews Summary of 38 reviews

Moods

adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
informative 50%
reflective 50%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Average rating

3.86

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