EL POBRE DE ASIS

Fictional account of St Francis of Assisi’s heroic single-mindedness in the face of extreme physical & spiritual suffering. He portrays the saint as a great lover & inspiring leader, who embraced radical poverty in the face of many obstacles & temptations. Kazantzakis (2/18/1883-10/26/57) was born in & lived in Greece most of his life. His most famous novels include Zorba the Greek (’46, ???? ?a? ????te?a t?? ????? ???p?); The Greek Passion (’48, UK title Christ Recrucified, ? ???st?? ?a?asta????eta?); Captain Michalis (’50, UK title Freedom & Death, in Greek ?apet?? ???????); The Last Temptation of Christ (’51, ? ?e?e?ta??? ?e??as??) & St Francis (’56, UK title God’s Pauper: St Francis of Assisi, ? Ft??????? t?? Øe??). Report to Greco (’61, ??af??? st?? G?????), containing autobiographical & fictional elements, summed up his philosophy as the “Cretan Glance.”