At the Palaces of Knossos - Kazantzakis, Nikos
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"(Kazantzakis) paints a dream-like tapestry of the Cretan magnificence, power, and cruelty against which Athenian prince Theseus, with aid from Cretan Princess Ariadne, must fight for freedom". -- Publishers Weekly
Blending historical fact and classical myth, the author transports the reader 3,000 years into the past, to a pivotal point in history: the final days before the ancient kingdom of Minoan Crete is to be conquered and supplanted by the emerging city-state of Athens.

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"(Kazantzakis) paints a dream-like tapestry of the Cretan magnificence, power, and cruelty against which Athenian prince Theseus, with aid from Cretan Princess Ariadne, must fight for freedom". -- Publishers Weekly
Blending historical fact and classical myth, the author transports the reader 3,000 years into the past, to a pivotal point in history: the final days before the ancient kingdom of Minoan Crete is to be conquered and supplanted by the emerging city-state of Athens.
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Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957), world-renowned Greek literary figure and nine-time Nobel Prize in Literature nominee, wrote masterpieces including Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ. His novels, philosophical works, and monumental 33,333-line epic retelling of Homer's Odyssey have captivated audiences worldwide and topped US bestseller lists. Themi Vasils, along with Theodora Vasils, has translated several works by Nikos Kazantzakis, among them Alexander the Great as well as books by other contemporary Greek writers. Their work has won high praise from Kazantzakis's widow, who comments, "Never has Kazantzakis found better translators." Theodora Vasils has translated several works by Nikos Kazantzakis. Among her other translated works are short stories published in various literary journals, and a book of poetry, In Another Light, by Koralia Theotokas.