Zorba the Greek Study Guide consists of approx. 56 pages of summaries and analysis on Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis. Browse the literature study guide below:
The unnamed narrator of the story, a scholar, sits in a bar full of sea-ragged sailors and thinks of his friend. In the narrator's memories, this friend chides him for spending his life chewing over books instead of exploring the seas and having adventures. The speaker laments that the two men could never properly express their feelings, but rather they sparred verbally to show affection. Before parting, the friends make a pact for each to telepathically warn the other if he senses danger... despite the fact that neither man believes in superstition. (
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