This is a wonderful tale which shows the life in a real and raw form. The story shows a humorous perspective towards life. The story is about a Greek intellectual, who tries to get out of his bookish life, and Alexis Zorba, who tries to create a mysterious but a wonderful meaning to life. The mysterious Zorba, and the intellectual together go through a philosophic perspective about the short life of human. The story is not just a piece of cake, but something with a deep meaning. Here, we want to read between the lines of the novel. I think it is having the best characters in the world of fiction and this is a book that every reader must read in one's life.