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Fratricides Paperback – 1974

by nikos Kazantzakis (Author)

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Against the background of the Greek civil war of the late 1940s, Captain Drakos, son of the local priest Father Yanaros, has taken to the mountains with a group of villagers and joined the Communist rebels. It is Holy Week and Father Yanaros feels that he himself is bearing the sins of the world.

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Paperback: 254 pages
Publisher: Faber Faber Inc; New Ed edition (1974)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780571105069
ISBN-13: 978-0571105069
ASIN: 0571105068
Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 0.7 x 7 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 7 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,081,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #24830 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary

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Daniel Scalph

Great, thoughtful novel

April 11, 2016

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This is the fourth Kazantzakis novel I've read, and each time I read one it becomes my new favorite of his. The Fratricides is no exception. If you are at all familiar with his writing but have not picked up this novel, I recommend you do so. If you are unfamiliar with his writing, I suggest starting with Zorba the Greek or this novel before tackling the more complicated books like his Odyssey sequel or The Last Temptation of Christ. I will say that the ending of the Fratricides is somewhat sudden, and depending on the reader's worldview could be seen as extremely nihilistic, or alternatively as hopeful.

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Jennifer Wilson

Well written and gained understanding

January 11, 2016

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Required reading but I ended up enjoying the book. Very sad content but it helped me gain a greater understanding of the Greek civil war and fight against communism.

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Juliette Balabanian

A very Greek book

February 16, 2017

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Brilliant for Greeks but I wonder if those not familiar with the nuances of Greek culture and the Orthodox religion could feel the passion in this book.

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Mr. Peter F, Conlon

The Fratricides by Nikos Kazantakis.

January 12, 2013

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I was not aware of this book until I discovered it on your website. Its English translation, 1964, was published after the 1957 death of the Author. I am glad to have it because I have most of the other historic fiction works of the author. Peter Conlon

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James A. Denney

" From the great Cretan writer

March 31, 2018

Format: Paperback

Not the most cheerful opening paragraph of the book That I re-read recently:
"The sun had set in Castello. It had flooded the rooftops and now overflowed, spilling onto the dipping, narrow back streets, pitilessly uncovering the harsh ugliness of the village. Stark and ashen, the houses were barren, stone piled on stone, their doors so low one had to stoop to enter-and within was darkness. The courtyards smelled of horse manure, goat droppings, and the heavy stench of man. Not a single house had a tree in its courtyard, or a songbird in a cage, or a flowerpot in the window, with perhaps a root of basil or a red carnation; everywhere, only stone upon stone. And the souls who lived within these stones were hard and inhospitable. Mountains, houses, people-they were all granite."
From the great Cretan writer, Nikos Kazantzakis' "The Fratricides", his last work. A novel, but it could be history. It is set in northern Greece during the Greek Civil War, 1946 to 1949, when communist Greeks and their Slav accomplices tried to take over Greece. Devastation, murder, starvation, all really happened. Harry Truman saved Greece from communism.
If I could come back as someone else, I would come back as a writer who could write like this man.

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courtney J angermeier

only one pot of basil in the whole village

April 17, 2000

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Perhaps the least well known of Kazantzakis' bleak beautiful epics, The Fratracides is as in-depth examination of the effects of oppression as I have discovered. The book is set in a mountain village in Greece during the Turkish occupation. While on the surface it is about a revolutionary faction and it's resistance to the occupation and the villager's resistance, and occasionally support, of that faction, the book also operates on several, more intriguing levels. It examines the different human responses to domination as clearly as any sociology book, but with characters, words, and images that worm their way around your head in a way no textbook ever could. The fatalism of the of the literally hungry violence-sick villagers, the power-hungry priest grabbing at straws, the zeal of the revolutionary leader, the sensual despair of the town Magdalene; the characters manage to function symbols of human reactions as well as fully dimensional people. Kazantzakis is the master of the life of the world vs. the life of faith dilemna and that dynamic most certainly plays out in this work, though in a different way than in most of his other writings. It is not just one person struggling with the meaning of faith, but a whole community embodying the various aspects of that particular drama. The Fratracides is, I would say, the hardest of Kazantzakis' fictional writings in the sense that he gives the reader very little to hope for. But, when you stop to think about it, how appropriate. Occupation and violence are not necessarily situations in which hope is a facile option. The writing is solid; Kazantzakis has the profound ability to distill human experience emotion into dense stones that pave the villages and hills where the action takes place. The Fratricides is unique in it's ability to be spiritual without being dogmatic, analytical without being dry, and thouroughly beautiful both in story and writing.

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Village Life, Oppression, Struggle for Life

February 1, 2003

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The life in the village revolves around the seasons, with accurate and colorful detail one senses the natural flow of "the way it should be" however there is an ominous "presence" that threatens the natural order of things ... The main characters are Father Yanaros and Captain Drakos, and the supporting cast includes, Leonidas the student, Hadjis the well-traveled one, Kyriakos, and Dimos an elderly peasant, Panagos (the barber), Kosmas, Stratis. Levi and a variety of others who feel like real people.. The struggle for freedom and the need to sustain life during oppression and occupation is intensified and illuminated. The resolution of social problems and role of religion and the church in balancing the good and evil in society is the main theme. The battle of the spirit against human frailties is Kazantzakis' constant theme ... he excels in this area. This novel exemplifies the dynamic powers of description and characterization that has won Kazantzakis world-wide acclaim. Highly recommend this book to those who want to understand the constant battle to live in the midst of oppression. Erika Borsos (erikab93)

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