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Durrell Lawrence
Justine: A Novel (Penguin Ink) (Alexandria Quartet)
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The Egyptian city of Alexandria once boasted the world's greatest library, home to scholars dedicated solely to the pursuit of knowledge. But on the eve of World War II, the obsessed characters in this mesmerizing novel find that their pursuits lead only to bedrooms in which each seeks to know-and possess-the other.
Bitter Lemons
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In Bitter Lemons, Durrell tells the perceptive, often humorous, story of his 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. Here are unforgettable pictures of the sunlit villages and people, the ancient buildings, mountains and sea-and the somber political tragedy that finally engulfed the island.
Alexandria Quartet
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With its politics, passions, corruption and vice, this quartet of novels is set in war-time Alexandria. The experimental form presents the narrative from different view points, allowing the story to unfold gradually.
Prospero's Cell: A Guide To The Landscape And Manners of The Island Of Corfu
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Prospero's Cell is the story of a young man's escape from a grey, industrialized England to a sunny Greek island. Durrell, later a world famous novelist, had it all: a new wife, a life of swimming, fishing, sailing, reading and writing, good food and wine, colorful new friends, and an historic island of captivating beauty. Then this enchanting idyll abruptly ends with the onset of World War II and evacuation to Egypt.
Greek Islands
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As every reader of Durrell knows, his writing is steeped in the living experience of the Mediterranean and especially the islands of Greece. This text weaves together evocative descriptions, history and myth (including flowers and festivals) with his personal reminiscences.
The Alexandria Quartet Boxed Set
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Durrell Lawrence News
An impressionistic account of a tragic Syrian artist - Daily Star - Lebanon
Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - May 21, 2009
Daily Star - LebanonAn impressionistic account of a tragic Syrian artistJabri's falling out of love with Cairo, for example, is explained via a sort of debate between the different views of the country represented by then-President Gamal Abdel Nasser and British novelist Lawrence Durrell. Each represents an opposing facet
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Dollar store now short of dollars - Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, TX - May 24, 2009
Dollar store now short of dollarsArrests included: James Durrell Angle, 24, 1206 Durst St. Apt. B, motion to revoke probation; Rodrigo Barreuta Escobar, 32, 914 Venda Lane, driving while intoxicated; George Thomas Hampton III, 32, 141 CR 483, Etoile, theft; Kimberly Michelle Howes,
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Jury chosen for Smith murder trial - Marshall News Messenger
Marshall News Messenger, TX - May 21, 7817
Jury chosen for Smith murder trial4, 2008, shooting death of Kenneth Wayne Clark, who was found, unresponsive, in the driver's seat of his vehicle, which had stopped at the intersection of East Houston and Durrell streets. Clark was taken to Good Shepherd Medical Center-Marshall were
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Laconia district court - Laconia Citizen
Laconia Citizen, NH - May 22, 2009
Laconia district courtGilbert D. Boyd, 18, of 107 Durrell Mountain Road, Gilmanton, pleaded guilty to criminal mischief (vandalism) for punching the hood of a 2004 Kia Spectra at 26 Sanborn St., Laconia, in March, found guilty, fined $500, suspended.
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The Enigma of Arriving - Cyprus Observer
Cyprus Observer, Cyprus - May 08, 2009
The Enigma of ArrivingThis is Lawrence Durrell's introduction to 'Bitter Lemons', before falling into his trademark descriptive prose to describe Venice with lush phrases which were often the equivalent of showing off: Look how well I can paint with words!
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