The Greek Passion Author:Nikos Kazantzakis This novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, the world-renowned author of The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel and Zorba the Greek, tells the story of a Greek village under Turkish domination and of how the lives of the billagers are changed--some to tragedy, some to self-fulfillment--by the roles they play in the annual drama of the Passion of Christ.