Creative Destruction: Nikos Kazantzakis and the Literature of Responsibility

by Lewis Owens, Peter A. Bien (Foreword by)

Owens (religious studies, Canterbury Christ Church U. College) seeks to clarify the philosophical and religious views of playwright, journalist, and novelist Kazantzakis (1883-1957), arguing that his religious philosophy led him to transcend both communism and nihilism enroute to a union with god. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

202 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2002