Kazantzakis, Nikos

Japanese: カザンザキス（英語表記）Kazantzakis， Nikos

Born: February 18, 1883, Heraklion, Crete
Died: October 26, 1957, Freiburg. Greek poet, novelist and playwright. With a broad education and an open mind, he pursued throughout his life the idea of human freedom. His most famous work is the epic poem Odysseia (1938), a 24-volume, 33,333-line poem based on Homer's work, which depicts the suffering of modern man. His most famous novels include Vios kai politeia tou Alexe Zorba (47), which caused a sensation with its portrayal of Cretan man, O Christos xanastauronetai (55), which exposes the hardships of Greek refugees and the ugly conflicts between fellow countrymen in different positions, and O ftochoulis tou Theou (56). Many of his plays deal with the struggles of historical figures such as Christ and Emperor Julian, and his "Report to Greco" (Anafora ston Greko) (61) is a fragmentary autobiography or posthumous work. He also produced numerous translations of classics and travelogues.

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Japanese:

[生]1883.2.18. クレタ島イラクリオン
[没]1957.10.26. フライブルク
ギリシアの詩人，小説家，劇作家。幅広い教養と偏見のない目をもって人間の自由とは何かを生涯追求した。ホメロスに題材をかりて現代人の苦悩を描いた 24巻3万 3333行の長編叙事詩『オデュッセイア』 Odysseia (1938) が代表作。小説ではクレタ的人間像によって大きな反響を呼んだ『その男ゾルバ』 Vios kai politeia tou Alexe Zorba (47) およびギリシア人難民の辛苦と立場を異にする同胞同士の醜い葛藤をあばきだした『再び十字架にかけられるキリスト』O Christos xanastauronetai (55) ，『神の貧民－アッシジの聖フランシスコ』O ftochoulis tou Theou (56) が最も著名。戯曲はキリスト，ユリアヌス帝など歴史上の偉人の苦闘を扱ったものが多い。また『グレコへの報告』 Anafora ston Greko (61) は断片的な自伝もしくは遺作といった性質をもつ。そのほか，古典の翻訳や旅行記も多数。

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