Zorba the Greek by NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS translated by CARL WILDMAN abridged for radio in 15 episodes by DONALD BANCROFT
Read by John Shrapnel (1)
A young intellectual. withdrawn and inhibited, tries to get away from his books and his thoughts, and buys a lignite mine in Crete. He strikes up an extraordinary friendship with an old workman, Zorba, ' who has thoroughly explored the earth and the human soul '. In turn, rascally and sensitive, stubborn and shrewd. Zorba is pure in feeling, has a tremendous zest for life and looks at everything every day as if for the first time. If their great business adventure ends in disaster - this is only a minor matter, in the circumstances ...
Producer JOHN THEOCHARIS