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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. This author’s (-5[1])frequent translator Kimon Friar argued that the philosophy of this author’s (15[1])book Saviors of God was echoed in a (*) 33,333-line poem by this author, which bills itself as a continuation of an earlier poem. (10[1])Two lovers in a novel by this author give each other (10[1])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, (10[1])name this author of The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel and Zorba the Greek. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Nikos Kazantzakis
<Darren Petrosino, European Literature>
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