DURRELL, LAWRENCE


Meaning of DURRELL, LAWRENCE in English

born Feb. 27, 1912, Jullundur, India

died Nov. 7, 1990, Sommières, France

British writer.

He spent most of his life in Mediterranean countries, often in diplomatic posts. He is best known for the tetralogy The Alexandria Quartet, composed of the novels Justine (1957), Balthazar (1958), Mountolive (1958), and Clea (1960), which explore the erotic lives of a group of exotic characters in Alexandria, Egypt. His poetry

including Cities, Plains and People (1946)

and nonfiction books about locales

including Prospero's Cell (1945), Reflections on a Marine Venus (1953), and Bitter Lemons (1957), describing three Greek islands

are often considered his best works.

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