El Greco'ya Mektuplar

'I knead a piece of Cretan soil in my palm slowly and passionately; In all my wanderings, I always kept this land with me, and during my great struggles, I would grasp it with force and shake it like the hand of a beloved friend. (...) Now I am holding the land of Crete in my hand, grasping the breast of a woman loved with an indescribable sweetness, softness and gratitude, as if I were saying goodbye by squeezing it in my palm. I am now a piece of land forever.'

A vibrant life flows in this long letter, embracing the world on the island land that absorbs the Aegean sun like a voracious baby, swimming in indigo blue waters and living with love under all circumstances. Nikos Kazantzakis, who says that everyone climbs to the top of his own pile of duties (Galgotha) with the cross on his shoulder, gives a sacred name to the four steps he climbs: Jesus, Buddha, Lenin, Odysseus... According to the author, in order for the resurrection to occur, you will eventually be crucified; There is no use or point in running away from this or avoiding it. And how much of your resilience and strength can you, as a human being, use in your effort to climb from one step to the next? You will inevitably look at your own footprints with Kazantzakis, who falls behind the footprints left by people while climbing.



Number of Pages: 539

Print Year: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Can Publishing

< strong>Number of Pages: 539

First Printing Year: 2003

Language: Turkish