The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis
"Spiritual dynamite." --San Francisco Chronicle"A searing, soaring, shocking novel." --Time
The internationally renowned novel about the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Hailed as a masterpiece by critics worldwide, The Last Temptation of Christ is a monumental reinterpretation of the Gospels that brilliantly fleshes out Christ's Passion. This literary rendering of the life of Jesus Christ has courted controversy since its publication by depicting a Christ far more human than the one seen in the Bible. He is a figure who is gloriously divine but earthy and human, a man like any other--subject to fear, doubt, and pain.
In elegant, thoughtful prose Nikos Kazantzakis, one of the greats of modern literature, follows this Jesus as he struggles to live out God's will for him, powerfully suggesting that it was Christ's ultimate triumph over his flawed humanity, when he gave up the temptation to run from the cross and willingly laid down his life for mankind, that truly made him the venerable redeemer of men.
Nikos Kazantzakis was born in the Greek island of Crete in 1883. He studied literature and art in Germany and Italy, as well as philosophy in Paris under Henri Bergson and law at the University of Athens. Kazantzakis was a dramatist, translator, poet, and travel writer who served as the Greek Minister of Education in 1945. The Odyssey: A Contemporary Sequel, The Last Temptation of Christ, and Saviors of God are among his most well-known works. In October 1957, he passed away.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780684852560 |
| ISBN 10 | 068485256X |
| Title | The Last Temptation of Christ |
| Author | Nikos Kazantzakis |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 1998-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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