Set before the start of the First World War this moving fable sees a young English writer set out to Crete to claim a small inheritance. But when he arrives he meets Alexis Zorba a middle-aged Greek man with a zest for life. Zorba has had a family & many lovers has fought in the Balkan wars has lived & loved
- he is a simple but deep man who lives every moment fully & without shame. As their friendship develops the Englishman is gradually won over transformed & inspired along with the reader.