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I got that vibe too but the narrator is not homosexual just an insufferable pseudo. We know Kazantzakis himself was not homosexual but I doubt he had really strong opinions about it. It’s possible that it’s just a cultural disconnect Greeks being a more passionate Mediterranean people with close male friendships. I kinda feel the homosexual revolution in the west has damaged the potential for close male relationships and love for your brothers. No millennial or Zoomer can imagine loving another persons soul without it being a sexual love. Just ask any libshiters opinion on Frodo and Sam from lord of the rings for example. In conclusion the boss is not gay just a prissy intellectual who can’t live in the moment. I hope you enjoy the book and continue to read more Kazantzakis.

None of the people in this thread understand Kazantzakis. The truth is Kazantzakis believed in a kind of spiritual striving and progressive evolution of belief rather than holding on to strict set of dogmas. He is not an easy man to pigeon hole but as far as belief in God yes he did believe in a god but not the way a normal person does. Kazantzakis was not a fedora tipping le Reddit atheist but God for Kazantzakis was as far as I can tell some supreme force of will inherent in mankind and the universe not a personal god of the bible. His writing is some of the most beautiful and moving I have ever read. if you want to understand more I suggest reading his biographies Report to Greco which explains his thought process but if you are not a spiritually advanced person you won’t understand everything and that’s okay.