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Zorba the Greek
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2 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in English and held by 771 libraries worldwide A young British writer moves to Crete to find himself by working in his father's mine, and hires the playful Zorba. He falls in love with a lovely young widow. When she responds to him the townsmen attack her.
The cherry orchard
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7 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and French and held by 554 libraries worldwide Madame Ranevskaya returns to her decaying estate in pre-Revolutionary Russia after an exile in Paris. The estate and its beloved cherry orchard are threatened by Ranevskaya's financial problems, and no one seems able to do anything about it.
Iphigenia
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22 editions published between 1976 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 415 libraries worldwide Story of a young girl caught in the midst of political intrigue and corruption. Under the leadership of Agamemnon, the Greek army is about to set sail to engage in a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. When the army grows restless, Agamemnon seeks to improve morale by providing better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment, say the gods, is the sacrifice of his daughter, Iphigenia. Agamemnon sends for Iphigenia with a message that she will marry the great solider Achilles. Iphigenia arrives for the wedding, accompanied by her mother, Clytemnestra--and the tragic story begins to unfold.
Michael Cacoyannis' Zorba the Greek
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2 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and held by 392 libraries worldwide Set on the Greek island of Crete, this is the story of an inhibited English writer who is befriended by a boisterous peasant named Zorba and in the process the young man moves from an observer of the world to a participant.
The Trojan women
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17 editions published between 1965 and 2005 in English and German and held by 384 libraries worldwide After the Greek victory in the Trojan War, all the Trojan warriors and princes are slain and the women and children are left to be divided among the conquerors. Beautiful Cassandra is betrothed against her will and despite her vanishing sanity. Andromache discovers that her son is to be executed to end her royal bloodline. Helen desperately wields the arrogant beauty that leveled a city as she pleads for her life. In the end, it is the enduring dignity and unfaltering strength of Hecuba, widowed queen of Troy, that makes cowards of Troy's captors.
Elektra
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7 editions published between 1961 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 249 libraries worldwide Desolation and despair reign supreme in the kingdom of Mycenae. The great Agamemnon has been brutally murdered; his son Orestes has fled and his daughter Electra has been imprisoned within the walls of the castle. All hope seems lost until the sacred oracle speaks and replaces Electra's broken spirit with an unquenchable desire for justice and bloody vengeance.
Zorba the Greek
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15 editions published between 1963 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 247 libraries worldwide A young British writer moves to Crete to find himself by working in his father's mine. He falls in love with a lovely young widow. When she responds to him, the townsmen attack her. He is taught the necessary response to life and its tragedies.
Iphigeneia
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1 edition published in 2007 in Greek, Modern and held by 186 libraries worldwide Commander Agamemnon stands ready to launch his infamous thousand ships to retrieve the beautiful Helen of Troy. As the wind refuses to blow, a priest condemns him for sacrilege, and the powerful general is pressured to sacrific his daughter to save the states. Threatened and tormented, Agamemnon is faced with sending his child like a lamb to the slaugher and betraying his wife.
The Bacchae
by Euripides
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4 editions published between 1982 and 1993 in English and held by 148 libraries worldwide
The story of Jacob and Joseph
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 139 libraries worldwide The classic story of two brothers who turn against one another out of selfish greed.
Stella
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14 editions published between 1955 and 2007 in Greek, Modern and held by 118 libraries worldwide Stella, in an effort to liberate herself from traditional Greek society, embarks on a series of passionate love affairs that end in tragedy.
To Teleutaio psemma A matter of dignity
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6 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in Greek, Modern and Greek, Ancient and held by 95 libraries worldwide A girl from a wealthy family on the verge of bankruptcy is forced to marry a boring Greek-American millionaire whom she fundamentally despises.
A girl in black To Koritsi me ta mavra
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2 editions published in 2000 in Greek, Modern and held by 90 libraries worldwide A young Athenian writer, on holiday on the island of Hydra, lodges with a family of impoverished gentility. The daughter of the house falls in love with him but he is too immature to respond until a disaster, provoked by spiteful, vengeful peasants, shocks him into an awareness of his own involvement in life and its responsibilities.
Zorba the Greek
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10 editions published between 1964 and 2007 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 80 libraries worldwide The story of a Greek wanderer and his British companion. As business partners on the island of Crete, they become part of the life of the village.
Zorba the Greek
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11 editions published between 1964 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 59 libraries worldwide Story of a Greek wanderer and his British companion on the island of Crete.
The Trojan women
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3 editions published between 1971 and 2005 in English and Greek, Modern and held by 58 libraries worldwide Story of the fate of women and children left to the conquerors of the Trojan War.
Iphigenia
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1 edition published in 2007 in Greek, Modern and held by 46 libraries worldwide After committing a sacrilegious act, King Agamemnon must sacrifice his daughter and thus betray his wife Iphigenia in order to save the state.
Attila 1974 a testimony on film
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3 editions published between 1989 and 2000 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide This documentary captures a timeless instance of the fate of the tiny country disregarded in the maneuverings of a major power preoccupied with different and richer stakes. It captures the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974. Includes an epilogue entitled "25 years later ..."
To Koritsi me ta mavra
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1 edition published in 1989 in Greek, Modern and held by 25 libraries worldwide A young Athenian writer, on holiday on the island of Hydra, lodges with a family of impoverished gentility. The daughter of the house falls in love with him but he is too immature to respond until a disaster, provoked by spiteful, vengeful peasants, shocks him into an awareness of his own invovlement in life and its responsibilities.
Electra
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6 editions published between 1962 and 2005 in Greek, Modern and English and held by 24 libraries worldwide Desolation and despair reign supreme in the kingdom of Mycenae. The great Agamemnon has been brutally murdered ; his son Orestes has fled and his daughter Electra has been imprisoned within the walls of the castle. All hope seems lost until the sacred oracle speaks and replaces Electra's broken spirit with an unquenchable desire for justice and bloody vengeance. more
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Agamemnon (Greek mythology) Andromache (Legendary character) Authors, English Bacchantes Bible. Bible stories, English--O.T Brothers Cacoyannis, Michael Cassandra (Legendary character) Clytemnestra (Greek mythology) Cyprus Cyprus Crisis (1974-) Dionysus (Greek deity) Drama Electra (Greek mythology) Epic films Euripides Fathers and daughters Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films--for English speakers Films for the hearing impaired Gentry Greece--Crete Greece--Drama Greek drama (Tragedy) Greek language, Modern Hecuba (Legendary character) Helen of Troy (Greek mythology) History Human sacrifice Iphigenia (Greek mythology) Jacob--(Biblical patriarch) Jealousy Joseph--(Son of Jacob) Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Middle East--Troy (Extinct city) Miners Motion pictures Motion pictures, Greek Pentheus (Greek mythology) Political science Russia Sacrilege Sibling rivalry Trojan War Video recordings--for the hearing impaired
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Alternative Names
Cacogiánnis, Michális 1922-2011
Cacogiánnis, Mikhális 1922-2011
Cacojannis, M. 1922-2011
Cacoyannis, Michael, 1922-2011
Cacoyannis, Michael 1922-2011 LCAuth
Cacoyánnis, Michális 1922-2011
Cacoyannis, Michel 1922-2011
Cacoyánnis, Mikhális 1922-2011
Cacoyiannis, Michalis 1922-2011
Kakogiannēs, Michalēs
Kakogiánnis, Michális 1922-2011
Kakogiannis, Mihalis
Kakogiannis, Mihalis 1922-2011
Kakogiánnis, Mikhális 1922-2011
Kakoyánnis, Michális 1922-2011
Kakoyánnis, Mikhális 1922-2011
Kakuiannēs, Michalēs 1922-2011
Κακογιάννης, Μιχάλης
Languages
English
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Greek, Modern (77) French (20) German (18) Undetermined (10) Multiple languages (8) Greek, Ancient (3) No Linguistic content (3) Spanish (1) Danish (1) Covers
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