The alexandria quartet, series of four novels by lawrence durrell. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 884 pages and is available in paperback format. Books similar to the alexandria quartet the alexandria. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are. Three of the books are written in the first person, mountolive in the third. The alexandria quartet is a ghost story in many ways, come to think of it. I am embarrassed to enjoy lawrence durrells alexandria quartet so. With its politics, passions, corruption and vice, this quartet of novels is set in wartime alexandria. Set of four paperback novels justine, balthazar, mountolive, clea by lawrence durrell jan 1, 1977 3.
Pdf the alexandria quartet book by lawrence durrell free. Buy the alexandria quartet by lawrence durrell online at alibris. It was an early passion of mine and one i revisit for the blowsy comfort it provides and for the disconcerting peelingoff. The alexandria quartet by lawrence durrell goodreads. Ive read all of his books but the alexandria quartet is unquestionably his most brilliant work in the period just before the second world war in alexandria. A critical and commercial success, the first three books present three perspectives on a single set of events and characters in alexandria, egypt, before and during the second world war. The alexandria quartet by lawrence durrell, first edition abebooks. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The alexandria quartet alexandria quartet by lawrence durrell. The alexandria quartet project gutenberg selfpublishing. The alexandria quartet is a tetralogy of novels by british writer lawrence durrell, published between 1957 and 1960.
L awrence durrell claimed that the four books of the alexandria quartet were an investigation of modern love. Lawrence durrells series of four novels set in alexandria, egypt during the 1940s. The lush and sensuous series consists of justine1957 balthazar1958. Justine, balthazar, mountolive, clea by lawrence durrell paperback best sold book inclassics. I am embarrassed to enjoy lawrence durrells alexandria quartet so much. A journalist explains to durrells narrator what he thinks pursewarden, the quartets great writer in residence, was trying to tell him. The lush and sensuous tetralogy, which consists of justine 1957, balthazar. The alexandria quartet by lawrence durrell alibris. The first edition of the novel was published in 1960, and was written by lawrence durrell.
Justine, balthazar, mountolive and clea and they have been combined into this work. The alexandria quartet, lawrence durrells celebrated tetralogy from the 1950s, was defined by its author as an investigation of modern love, but has often been regarded by its readers more as an evocation of a city the grecoarab, multiethnic alexandria of its title. The alexandria quartet is the story of the life and loves of a young british man, darley, who lives in egypt during world war ii. Between the quartet and the avignon quintet he wrote the twodecker tunc and nunquam. Durrells wartime sojourn in egypt led to his masterpiece, the alexandria quartet, which he completed in southern france where he settled permanently in 1957.