International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis
Culture
‘Nikos Kazantzakis and Latin America’ Conference in Argentina
“I want to see Latin America and I will not let death keep me from fulfilling this promise,” stated Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis in 1936, expressing a dream he was never able to fulfill.
However, the influence of his work reached...
Europe
Tribute to Kazantzakis in French Festival
The International Insular Film Festival that took place in the French island of Groix, paid tribute to Crete and Nikos Kazantzakis.
The festival was essentially dedicated to the Greek islands. It included the presentation of a documentary series about Ikaria, Lesvos,...
Europe
Slovenia: Event Dedicated to Nikos Kazantzakis
The International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis (DEFNK) and the Slovenian- Greek cultural association, in cooperation with the Greek embassy, plan to install commemorative plaques around Slovenia in order to inform the public of Nikos Kazantzakis’ presence in...
Culture
Events in Commemoration of Greek Writer Kazantzakis
The International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis (DEFNK) is organizing events in South America and also in the Greek writer’s birthplace of Heraklion, Crete to welcome the new year.
On January 7, the Spanish translation of Kazantzakis’ “Odyssey” will...
Culture
Malaysia Honors Nikos Kazantzakis
A special event to celebrate the 130th anniversary since the day of the famous Greek Poet Nikos Kazantzakis’ birth as well as 25 years since the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis (ISFNK) was founded . This event,...
Culture
Tokyo Honors Nikos Kazantzakis
The Greece-Japan Center in cooperation with the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis and the Japan-Greece Society have organized an event for May 14 in Tokyo to celebrate the 25 years of activity of the International Society to...
World
4th Conference on Nikos Kazantzakis’ Work in Seoul
The main topic of the fourth Korean Conference on Nikos Kazantzakis was his book titled “The Poor Man of God.” The conference was organized in Seoul by the Korean-Greek Association and the Hellenic Studies Department of the "Hankuk University...
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Kazantzakis Museum Travels to China
The International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis and the people in charge for the Kazantzakis Museum of Crete decided to bring the Greek Museum together with the Museum of the Chinese and writer Lu Xun.
Lu Xun is as prolific...