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This author was bedridden with eczema during his stay in Vienna, which sped up his work on a spiritual book containing sections like “The Preparation” and “The Silence.” In a poem written by this author, the soul of the main character separates from his body after his sailboat collides with an Antarctic iceberg. (-5[1])This author’s frequent translator Kimon Friar argued that the philosophy of this author’s book Saviors of God was echoed in a (*) 33,333-line poem (10[1])by this author, which bills itself as a continuation of an earlier poem. Two lovers in a novel by this author give each other the pen-names of Canavaro and Bouboulina; the title character of that novel by this author reopens a lignite mine on the island of Crete. For 10 points, name this author of The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel and Zorba the Greek. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Nikos Kazantzakis
<Darren Petrosino, European Literature>
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