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Captain Michalis fights his demon, Nuri Bey duels Manousakas, a brother of Captain Michalis, to avenge the death of his father, who was killed by their brother Costaros years ago, and kills him; himself, however, is injured at his genitals. His wound heals, but the damage is irreversible and he
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Costaros and nephew of Captain Michalis, arrives in Crete, bringing the message of capitulation to the rebels. One after another, the captains lay down their arms, but Captain Michalis refuses to submit. Kosmas goes to his lair to convince him to hand over his weapons,
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At the instigation of the aghas, Turkish soldiers pour into the streets of the city, slaughtering and burning. A few days later, the revolution breaks out. The war is raging and the Turks are besieging the monastery of
Afentis Christos. At the same time, Emine is preparing to be baptized a Christian
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The story is set during the Cretan revolution of 1889. The protagonist, Captain
Michalis, a fierce and indomitable warrior, has sworn to be black-clad, unshaven and unsmiling until Crete is liberated. But when he meets Emine, the wife of his blood brother, Nuri Bey, he is possessed by "a demon" that
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but in the end he stays as well, as Crete and his father
Costaros wake up inside him. In the heat of the battle, he understands that Captain Michalis has now been freed from all fear and hope. Soon, uncle and nephew fall dead in the last raid of the Turks.
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kills himself, unable to bear the scorn and pity of Emine (who has meanwhile become
Captain Polixigis' lover) for his impotence. The news of his death adds to the already tense atmosphere in
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group (the writer's father
Michalis Kazantzakis was a leader of such a group, hence the title. Kazantzakis says this in his book "Report to
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despite his efforts, he cannot get out of his mind.
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