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Why women are underestimated in this book? I don't understand , why shows woman as a devil? Can some one explain to me what kazantzakis want to say through this?!

Շամրիկ Khachatrian Kazantzakis does not underestimate women in this book, he just portrayed the society during a particular period of time.

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اقتنيتها بترجمة خالد الجبيلي لم أقرأها بعد .. هل الترجمة جيدة ؟

Sara Alshater قرأتها بترجمة خالد الجبيلي ..رائعة :))

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i like the scenes of the book at sea or in Crete. Do you like the scenes also?

◇ a l e x a n d r a ◇ Yes. And I like all the references of nature in the book. It's was so relaxing to read those passages. I especially like the scene with the narrator v…moreYes. And I like all the references of nature in the book. It's was so relaxing to read those passages. I especially like the scene with the narrator visiting the ruins and the church by the sea.(less)

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Al Maki It reminded me of Ken Kesey's Sometimes a Great Notion, the same insistence on life and vitality and a similar pair of central characters - a roisteri…moreIt reminded me of Ken Kesey's Sometimes a Great Notion, the same insistence on life and vitality and a similar pair of central characters - a roistering one and a self-mocking, self-doubting, bookish one.(less)

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قراءتها بترجمة جورج طرابيشي و اعتقد دي النسخة الأفضل