This novel's narrator recalls accidentally killing a butterfly by making it come out of its cocoon too soon.
This novel's narrator recalls accidentally killing a butterfly by making it come out of its cocoon too soon. In this novel, a statue of "Our Lady of Revenge" is blamed for the death of a priest who lights a monastery on fire. It opens with the narrator mourning his "Great Separation" from a friend who has gone to the Caucasus, and pulling out his copy of the Divine Comedy. The title character of this novel is compared to the Buddha by the narrator, who is writing a (*) manuscript about the Buddha. The title character of this novel sleeps with a widow, culminating in her public decapitation. This novel's title character gives the nickname "Bouboulina" to Madame Hortense, who he seduces with his cimbalom playing. That character works with the narrator at a lignite mine on Crete. For 10 points, name this novel by Nikos Kazantzakis. 
This novel's narrator recalls accidentally killing a butterfly by making it come out of its cocoon too soon.
Zorba the Greek [or Vios ke Politia tou Alexi Zorba; or Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas] 