Travel writing

Crete. How I found it after its liberation

List of works Travel writing | Crete. How I found it after its liberation Writing history Kazantzakis’ impressions of post-Occupation Crete. An excerpt entitled “Crete” was published in Nea Estia, issue 66 (Christmas 1959) 39-40. Greek editions N. Kazantzakis, I Kriti: Pos tin ivra meta tin apeleftherosi tis [Crete. How I found it after its …

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Sketches from Mount Athos

List of works Travel writing | Sketches from Mount Athos Summary information Kazantzakis’ impressions from his journey around Mount Athos with Angelos Sikelianos in December 1914. First published in French in the Messager d’ Athènes newspaper in 1915, undersigned with the initial “Ν.” Greek editions N. Kazantzakis, Skitsa apo to Agion Oros [Sketches from Mount …

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Travels (Spain, Italy, Egypt, Sinai)

List of works Travel writing | Travels (Spain, Italy, Egypt, Sinai) Summary information Kazantzakis’ impressions from his travels in Spain (1926), Italy (1926), Egypt and the Sinai Desert (1927). First appeared in an early form in Eleftheros Typos (Spain: 12.12.1926-7.1.1927, Italy: 6-28.2.1927) and Eleftheros Logos (Egypt and Sinai, 3.4.-3.5.1927). Greek editions Taxidevontas (Ispania, Italia, Egyptos, …

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Spain, translated

List of works Travel writing | Spain, translated Summary information Kazantzakis’ impressions from his travels in Spain in 1932-33 and 1936. Appeared in an early form in I Kathimerini newspaper (21.5-3.6.1933 and 24.11.1936-17.1.1937). The work incorporated impressions from the author’s first ever journey to Spain in 1926, which Kazantzakis reworked while on Aegina in 1934. …

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A chronicle of three journeys in the aftermath of the revolution

List of works Travel writing | A chronicle of three journeys in the aftermath of the revolution Summary information Kazantzakis’ impressions from his two journeys to Russia (the Soviet Union) in 1925 and 1927. Impressions from his first journey in 1925-26 appeared in an early form in Eleftheros Logos (November – December 1925) and Proia (8-14.1.1928). …

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