Nikos Kazantzakis

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkb:playwright
gptkbp:active_years 1920-1960
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Zorba_the_Greek_(film)
The Last Temptation of Christ (film)
The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (film)
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:Films
Theater productions
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:church
Existentialism
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:church
Existentialism
gptkbp:awards gptkb:International_Prize_for_Literature
gptkb:Order_of_chivalry
gptkb:Greek_State_Prize_for_Literature
gptkb:International_Prize_of_the_Italian_Institute_of_Culture
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Freiburg
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Athens
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paris
gptkbp:birth_date February 18, 1883
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Heraklion,_Crete
gptkbp:born gptkb:Heraklion,_Crete
1883
February 18, 1883
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Heraklion,_Crete
gptkbp:children Nikos Kazantzakis Jr.
gptkbp:cultural_impact Greek Literature
Film Adaptations
Philosophical Discourse
World Literature
Theater Adaptations
gptkbp:death_date October 26, 1957
gptkbp:died October 26, 1957
gptkbp:died_in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkb:University_of_Athens
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:1957
gptkbp:famous_quote “ Life is a struggle.”
“ I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.”
“ Man is a creature who can get used to anything.”
“ I am a man, and I am free.”
“ The greatest thing is to be alive.”
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Zorba_the_Greek
gptkb:The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ
gptkbp:genre gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:church
gptkb:High_School
gptkb:novel
Historical fiction
Philosophical fiction
philosophical fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nikos Kazantzakis
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:Postmodern_literature
gptkb:Albert_Camus
gptkb:Giorgos_Seferis
gptkb:artwork
gptkb:film
World literature
Existentialism
Greek literature
Greek culture
Contemporary literature
Modern Greek literature
Contemporary Greek literature
World culture
Contemporary Greek Literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Rainer_Maria_Rilke_IV
gptkb:Virgil
gptkb:Hermann_Hesse
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche
gptkb:Thomas_Mann
gptkb:Albert_Camus
gptkb:Jean-Paul_Sartre
gptkb:Dostoevsky
gptkb:Hegel
gptkb:Henrik_Ibsen
gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Homer
gptkb:Martin_Heidegger
gptkb:Plato
gptkb:Søren_Kierkegaard
Existentialism
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Kazantzakis_Museum
Literary festivals
Theatrical adaptations
Cultural events in Greece
Kazantzakis' works are studied in schools
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:church
Religious themes
Modern Greek literature
Existentialist literature
gptkbp:is_considered_as A major figure in 20th-century literature
One of the greatest Greek writers
gptkbp:is_influential_in World literature
Greek culture
gptkbp:is_known_for Literary style
Cultural criticism
Philosophical novels
Exploration of spirituality
His exploration of the human condition
His complex characters
His cultural impact
His narrative style
His philosophical inquiries
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Zorba_the_Greek
gptkb:The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
English
Greek
gptkbp:nationality Greek
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Symbolism
gptkb:Modernist_literature
Existential themes
Philosophical fiction
Mythological references
gptkbp:notable_quote “ Life is a struggle.”
“ We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
“ Man is a creature who is always in the process of becoming.”
“ I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.”
“ The only thing I want is to be free.”
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Zorba_the_Greek
gptkb:Saint_Francis
gptkb:The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ
gptkb:The_Odyssey:_A_Modern_Sequel
gptkb:The_Greek_Passion
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Author
gptkb:playwright
gptkbp:place_of_death Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
gptkbp:received gptkb:International_Prize_of_the_Italian_PEN_Club
gptkbp:resting_place Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helen_Kazantzakis
Martha Frentzou
Maria Zannou
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Faith
gptkb:Freedom
gptkb:Love
Existence
Human Condition
Search for meaning
Human freedom
Conflict between faith and doubt
Existential struggle
gptkbp:translated_into Multiple languages
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Zorba_the_Greek
gptkb:Saint_Francis
gptkb:The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ
gptkb:The_Devil_and_the_Good_Lord
gptkb:The_Odyssey:_A_Modern_Sequel
gptkb:The_Greek_Passion
Report to Greco
The Fratricides
The Saviors of God
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3