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Justine

by Lawrence Durrell

About this title: 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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Binding: Trade Paperback Publisher: Plume Books Date Published: 1961 ISBN-13: 9780525470809 ISBN: 0525470808

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Edition: cardinal Binding: Paperback Publisher: Pocket Books Date Published: 1957 ISBN-13: 9780671451042 ISBN: 0671451049

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Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Plume Books Date Published: 1961 ISBN-13: 9780525470809 ISBN: 0525470808

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Binding: Mass-market paperback Publisher: Pocket Books, Inc., New York Date Published: 1961

Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, read once, slight shelf wear to cover, light aging. 259 p. 17 cm. Giant Cardinal edition GC-63.. read more

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Edition: Great Cardinal Edition 63-1st printing Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Pocket Date Published: 1961

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Binding: Softcover ISBN-13: 9780525470809 ISBN: 0525470808

Description: Dutton D80 (1961) 1980s? paperback CONDITION: FINE, an excellent copy, fine condition SERIES-The Alexandria Quartet Book 4. read more

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Binding: Mass Market Paperback Publisher: Pocket Books, New York, NY, U.S.A. Date Published: 1961

Description: Fair. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. Pages are tanned with one corner of one page creased. Cover flat with no creases. Spine is very lightly creased. Binding appears to have been re-glued. SYNOPSIS: The first novel of The Alexandria Quartet. read more

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Putnam~childrens Hc Date Published: February, 1987 ISBN-13: 9780525470809 ISBN: 0525470808

Description: Very good. 4" mark on back cover where some tape was removed. 2 faint spine creases, light edge wear, clean pages. " From AudioFile [Editor's Note: The following is a combined review with BALTHAZAR, MOUNTOLIVE, and CLEA. ]--The four linked novels that comprise English author Lawrence Durrell's masterpiece, THE ALEXANDRIA QUARTET, are set in Alexandria, Egypt, around the. read more

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Binding: Mass Market Paperback Publisher: E.P. Dutton Date Published: 1961 ISBN-13: 9780525470809 ISBN: 0525470808

Description: Fair. No Jacket. Sticker/Marking On Back Cover, Corners/Edges Worn, Spine Creased, Text Is Unmarked, Good Reading Copy. read more

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Binding: Audio Cassette Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks Ltd Date Published: 1995 ISBN-13: 9789626345405 ISBN: 9626345403

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Binding: Mass Market Paperback Publisher: Pocket Books, New York Date Published: 1977

Description: Good + 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The first novel of the "Alexandria Quartet. " Wraps are scuffed with edgewear, spine is unbent. Text is clean & unmarked, binding is tight. read more

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Binding: Mass Market Paperback Publisher: Pocket Books Date Published: 1993 ISBN-13: 9780671789589 ISBN: 0671789589

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Binding: Mass-market paperback Publisher: Pocket Books Date Published: 1981 ISBN-13: 9780671451042 ISBN: 0671451049

Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Audience: General/trade. Black mark on top pages read more

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Binding: Mass-market paperback Publisher: Pocket Books, Inc., New York Date Published: 1961

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Edition: 12th printing, 1977 Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Pocket Books, Inc., New York Date Published: 1961

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: E. P. Dutton, New York Date Published: 1961

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Edition: 10th Printing Binding: Perfect Bound Paper Publisher: Pocket Books Date Published: 1969

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goodreads rating 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Sep 30, 2009
By Steve, Mexico

"HEADLINE: You ought not just wander around Alexandria if you do not know what is up. And nobody knows what is up.


Alexandria is not a Mediterranean paradise. Parts if this Alexandria stink, as in flat out smell bad.

Parts of the city are incredibly dangerous. The man coming back to the car to find the corpse of his decapitated wife was interesting. The whole place is rife with plotting and intrigue. This Alexandria is thick with an atmosphere not entirely pleasant.

When we move out of the city and into the desert, we experience a palpable sense of relief.

There is not one character here whose personality is not seriously compromised. I suppose one could make an argument otherwise about Nessim, but I think one would lose that argument. It is this cast of very vivid characters that fascinates me. Pombal, Balthasar, Pursewarden, Scobie, Clea, et al. I suppose I ought to be repelled by most of them, but on balance I find them a captivating bunch. Human flotsam washed up in Alexandria.

This is the first of four novels that comprise the Alexandria Quartet. That is why they are called a quartet. There are four of them. All kinds of developments and revelations concerning the characters occur in the other three novels, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Cleo. However, Justine, the first one, is the one you will probably remember best because it will probably be the first thing you have read by Lawrence Durrell. I would not mind experiencing that first rush from Lawrence Durrell all over again myself."

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goodreads rating 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Aug 3, 2009
By Tom, Lynchburg, VA

"Justine is beautifully written, but it is not an easy read. Action takes a backseat to intellectual discussions and long poetic descriptions. I like it, but I think that's because I'm brainwashed as an English major to like difficult books.

The book is about obsession, lust, and relationships. The narrator is a frustrated schoolmaster, want-to-be-writer living as an expatriate in Alexandria, Eygpt a short time before the beginning of World War II. He becomes obsessed with Justine, a beautiful, rich and married Jewess, and they begin an affair. The problem is almost all of the characters are obsessed Justine in one way or another. Justine is neurotic and uses the others' to satiate her own demons. The narrator and Justine become worried that her husband is going to find them out.

It is one of those books the critics love to call "haunting.""

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goodreads rating 1 out of 5 1 out of 5
Jul 18, 2009
By Cynthia, The United States

"Linda lent me a beautiful vintage set of Durrell's Alexandria Quartet. I had said something about loving DH Lawrence lately. She said they are similar. And it sounded so good; set in an exotic locale, an interesting time, a much-lauded writer, and a friend of Henry Miller to boot. How could I go wrong? I think I've been reading this thing for two weeks but I can't bring myself to finish it. It is a little story of uninteresting little people engaging in petty soap opera dramas because they are hopelessly bored. Seems to me that Durrell was trying to copy better writers of the time. But there was no passion, no spark."

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Jun 7, 2009
By Marik, Wailuku, HI

"This is the best novel (well, four novels) that I've read in my life. I've read it a minimum of five times (and I rarely reread anything but poetry).

The language is subtle, complex, and aphoristic. Every few pages, there is another delightful sentence to underline and think about.

The era of the 30s in Alexandria may not have been anything like this novel portrays, but readers will wish it had been. The ambiance is other-worldly at the same time that the novels are of this world. The characters are fascinating and complex, just as I imagine real humans to be if we ever got to know each other as well as Durrell knows his characters."

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