CHRIST RECRUCIFIED
€8.26The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task. A group of refugees, fleeing from the ruins of their plundered homes, arrive asking for protection – and suddenly the drama of the Passion becomes reality.
MAP CITTA DI CANDIA
€10.00-All the archaeological monuments of the Old City of Heraklion, classified by chronological order and by type, including the Byzantine churches and Monasteries, the Venetian buildings and constructions, the archaeological sites, the fountains and other significant locations. – Exhaustive plan of the magnificent fortification of the Venetian Walls with all the later alterations. – Secret locations where the traces of the Byzantine Walls are visible. – All the places of Culture, including Museums, Collections, Theaters, as well as al the Statues, Busts and other memoir Monuments. – All the Parking Spaces, the Bus and Taxi Stations, the City Bus Stops, the Gas Stations and other City Facilities. – All the Banks, ATMs, Exchange Offices, as well as the Pharmacies and Clinics of the City. – Detailed Roads Network with all Boulevards, Roads and Alleys, all the Pedestrian Roads and the Arcades, as well as all the Squares and Parks. – Original Names of the monuments, based on the official bibliography.
THE OBSCURE PHILOSOPHER- FRAGMENTS
€9.54Heraclitus (c. 535 BC), son of Bloson of Ephesus, probably came of royal blood, was a pre-Socratic Ionian Greek philosopher. Known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe and for the establishing the term Logos in Western philosophy, is recorded as having written a single book On Nature, divided into three discourses, one on the universe, another on politics and a third on theology. The book was deposited in the great Temple of Artemis in Ephesus and made available to visitors for several centuries after Heraclitus’ death. However, his writings only survive today in fragments quoted by other later authors. He was known as “the Obscure” (or “the Dark”) for the deliberate difficulty and unclearness of his teachings. Many subsequent philosophers have claimed to have been influenced by the ideas of Heraclitus.
ZORBA THE GREEK
€8.26Set before the start of the First World War, this moving fable sees a young English writer set out to Crete to claim a small inheritance. But when he arrives, he meets Alexis Zorba, a middle-aged Greek man with a zest for life. Zorba has had a family and many lovers, has fought in the Balkan wars, has lived and loved – he is a simple but deep man who lives every moment fully and without shame. As their friendship develops, the Englishman is gradually won over, transformed and inspired along with the reader.
Zorba the Greek, Nikos Kazantzakis’ most popular and enduring novel, has its origins in the author’s own experiences in the Peleponnesus in the 1920s. His swashbuckling hero has legions of fans across the world and his adventures are as exhilarating now as they were on first publication in the 1950s.