Madame Hortense

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Madame Hortense is a colorful, aging French courtesan and innkeeper in Nikos Kazantzakis's novel "Zorba the Greek," known for her romantic past and tragic vulnerability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courtesan
fictional character
innkeeper
literary character
appearsIn novel Zorba the Greek NERFINISHED
associatedWith Alexis Zorba NERFINISHED
unnamed narrator of Zorba the Greek
characteristic aging
colorful
romantic
vulnerable
creator Nikos Kazantzakis NERFINISHED
describedAs dreamy
lonely
sentimental
fictionalUniverse Zorba the Greek NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWork 1946
gender female
genreOfWork modern Greek literature
hasPast romantic past
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
narrativeRole tragic figure
nationality French
occupation courtesan
innkeeper
residence Crete NERFINISHED
runs small inn
themeInvolvement illusion versus reality
love and aging
mortality

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Zorba the Greek featuresCharacter Madame Hortense