freedom or death Author:kazantzakis, nikos Freedom or Death is a novel on a heroic scale about the rebellion of the Greek Christians on the island of Crete against their Turkish conquerors. Against a background of compelling reality- the odors of lemon trees and saddle leather, guerilla fighters, pack animals, and tobacco, Turkish bazzars and Aegeon ports - Kazantizakis poses mighty oppo... more »sites.« less