Another writer wrote a novel in this non-Portugese language from the perspective of Jesus titled The Last Temptation; that author also created a character using this language who seduces (*) Madame Hortense and meets the narrator as he travels to a lignite mine; that character, Zorba, was created by Nikos Kazantzakis.
One poem written in this language ends "Those people were a kind of solution"; that poem is "Waiting for the Barbarians" and was written by Constantin Cavafy. Another writer wrote a novel in this non-Portugese language from the perspective of Jesus titled The Last Temptation; that author also created a character using this language who seduces (*) Madame Hortense and meets the narrator as he travels to a lignite mine; that character, Zorba, was created by Nikos Kazantzakis. The protagonist journeys home to his wife Penelope in an epic using this language's ancient form. For 10 points, name this modern version of a language used to write The Odyssey by Homer.
One poem written in this language ends "Those people were a kind of solution"; that poem is "Waiting for the Barbarians" and was written by Constantin Cavafy.
Modern Greek (accept Ancient Greek when buzzing after "journeys" is read)