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A review by blueyorkie
Christ Recrucified by Nikos Kazantzakis
3.0
The novel can always interpret in two ways: the characters have a history and a solid local anchoring in their village, and their relationships are essential. But on the other hand, they also represent easily recognizable universal archetypes. Thus, the teacher is both the pope's brother who tries to bring Greek patriotism to the village's life, but also Knowledge, unable to be heard in times of crisis and which allows tragedies to occur without intervention, a little out of fear, and a lot out of cowardice.
Likewise, we will find divine punishments and miraculous healings in history alongside concrete political considerations.
This mixture of genres has entirely unsettled me, as every time, a few magical elements slip surreptitiously into a universe that looks pretty realistic. Nevertheless, the subject of the book remains very powerful. Whether one is a believer or not, one had forced to recognize that Christ does not cease to have crucified every day. And that in such a situation, we would probably end up on the side of the executioners.
Likewise, we will find divine punishments and miraculous healings in history alongside concrete political considerations.
This mixture of genres has entirely unsettled me, as every time, a few magical elements slip surreptitiously into a universe that looks pretty realistic. Nevertheless, the subject of the book remains very powerful. Whether one is a believer or not, one had forced to recognize that Christ does not cease to have crucified every day. And that in such a situation, we would probably end up on the side of the executioners.