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Justine
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Set amid the corrupt glamour and multiplying intrigues of Alexandria in the 1930s and 1940s, the novels of Durrell's "Alexandria Quartet" (of which this is the first) follow the shifting alliances - sexual, cultural and political - of a group of quite varied characters.
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Clea
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Durrell's monumental four-novel exploration of love, character, friendship, and death includes JUSTINE, CLEA, BALTHAZAR, and MOUNTOLIVE. Published between 1957 and 1960, the quartet, which follows the romantic and political fortunes of a group of friends in Egypt, was an international success, and marked Durrell as an important writer.
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The Greek Islands
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The Alexandria quartet
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Balthasar
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Caesar's vast ghost : aspects of Provence
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Provence, where Lawrence Durrell has lived for 30 years, is the motif of this book. It offers the traveller intriguing things they will not find elsewhere and preserves memories and cameos of the Midi and its people. The book aims to capture the essential spirit of the land and those of its warriors, historians, philosophers and poets. The Romans ...
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Bitter Lemons
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Tells the story of the author's experiences on Cyprus between 1953 and 1956 - first as a visitor, then as a householder and teacher, and finally as Press Advisor to a government coping with armed rebellion.
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Balthazar
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Durrell's monumental four-novel exploration of love, character, friendship, and death includes JUSTINE, CLEA, BALTHAZAR, and MOUNTOLIVE. Published between 1957 and 1960, the quartet, which follows the romantic and political fortunes of a group of friends in Egypt, was an international success, and marked Durrell as an important writer.
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Mountolive
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The intrigues of "Justine" and "Balthazar" multiply and deepen in this third volume of "The Alexandria Quartet".
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The Black Book
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Durrell's third work, the original angry young novel, was first published by his good friend and long-time correspondent Henry Miller as the first title in the short-lived "Villa Seurat" imprint of the Paris-based Obelisk Press. Unpublishable by the more staid (and censored) presses across the Channel, no work better captures the anguish and death ...
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Stiff upper lip
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Provence
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Before Peter Mayle there was Lawrence Durrell, who for more than 30 years made Provence his home. In this, his last book, he distills the affection and understanding of half a lifetime, describing the rich culture and giving breath to the history that still invests the land. 39 color photos.
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Secret Lives of Alexander David-Neel: The Life of Alexandra David-Neel
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Alexandra David-Neel was the first European to explore Tibet at a time when foreigners were banned. Few people have led a life of adventure equal to hers, or made so much of it. This book presents a vividly detailed chronicle of David-Neel's quest to conquer her personal demons and of the outer journey that made her one of the most celebrated ...
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Constance, or Solitary Practices
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Mountolive, a novel.
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The passionate epicure : La vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant,gourmet
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In the classic French novel The Passionate Epicure, Marcel Rouff introduces Dodin-Bouffant, a character based loosely on Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, an infamous bachelor and epicure dedicated to the high arts: the art of food and the art of love. This edition contains a Preface by Lawrence Durrell and a new Intro-duction by Jeffrey Steingarten, the ...
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The Journey's Echo: Selections from Freya Stark
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Freya Stark, Lawrence Durrell (Foreword by)
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The Durrell-Miller Letters, 1935-1980
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Durrell and Miller became close friends after Durrell read TROPIC OF CANCER and wrote Miller a fan letter. They corresponded faithfully for 45 years. Durrell considered Miller his mentor, and relied on him for advice about literature and the publishing business; Miller, for example, advised him not to clean up his 1938 novel, THE BLACK BOOK, at ...
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The Dark Labyrinth
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Here it is - your last chance to exchange new stock for old with our third and final Faber stock amnesty. The titles listed in this promotion have all been selected for a new look because of their enduring popularity on the Faber backlist, and include the work of bestselling authors such as Barbara Kingsolver, Lawrence Durrell, Lorrie Moore and ...
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Pope Joan
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Durrell's translation and adaptation of Emmanuel Royidis's story of history's only female pope, based on a ninth-century legend about a girl disguised as a monk who became Pope John VIII.
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Sauve qui peut.
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Reflections on a Marine Venus: A Companion to the Landscape of Rhodes
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This work explores the Greek island of Rhodes, evoking the sunshine landscape and blue skies of the Aegean.
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Esprit de corps and stiff upper lip.
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Prospero's cell, a guide to the landscape and manners of the island of Corcyra
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One of a series of titles first published by Faber between 1930 and 1990, and in a style and format planned with a view to the appearance of the volumes on the bookshelf. This is a combination of historical account, personal journey, and guide to the landscape and manners of Corfu.
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Sicilian Carousel
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Although Durrell spent much of his life beside the Mediterranean, he wrote relatively little about Italy; it was always somewhere that he was passing through on the way to somewhere else. Sicilian Carousel is his only piece of extended writing on the country and, naturally enough for the islomaniac Durrell, it focuses on one of Italy's islands. ...
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