Lawrence Durrell
Born 1912 · Died 1990
From Jalandhar, Punjab, India · Nationality: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Writes fiction
Lawrence George Durrell (Jalandhar, India, 27 February 1912-Sommières, France, 7 November 1990) was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. Durrell resisted being associated solely with the UK and preferred to be considered a cosmopolitan. His most famous work is The Alexandria Quartet, published between 1957 and 1960. The best-known novel in the series is the first, Justine. He was the eldest brother of naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell.
Quotes
“There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature.”
Justine “A city becomes a world when one loves one of its inhabitants.”
Justine “An idea is like a rare bird which cannot be seen. What one sees is the trembling of the branch it has just left.”
Monsieur “Brazil is bigger than Europe, wilder than Africa, and weirder than Baffin Land.”
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Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Books by Lawrence Durrell in order
Books by Lawrence Durrell in the order they were published, from The Black Book (1938) to The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader (2004).
- 1The Black Book
The Black Book1938 - 2Prospero's Cell
Prospero's Cell1945 - 3The Dark Labyrinth
The Dark Labyrinth1947 - 4Sappho
Sappho1950 - 5Reflections on a Marine Venus
Reflections on a Marine Venus1953 - 6Balthazar
Balthazar1957 - 7Bitter Lemons
Bitter Lemons1957 - 8Clea,
Clea,1957 - 9Justine
Justine1957 - 10White Eagles Over Serbia
White Eagles Over Serbia1957 - 11Mountolive - Dutton # D82
Mountolive - Dutton # D821958 - 12The Alexandria Quartet - Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive and
The Alexandria Quartet - Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive and Clea1960 - 13Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller
Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller1962 - 14The Poetry of Lawrence Durrell
The Poetry of Lawrence Durrell1962 - 15The Ikons, and Other Poems
The Ikons, and Other Poems1966 - 16Tunc
Tunc1968 - 17Monsieur
Monsieur1974 - 18The Greek Islands
The Greek Islands1978 - 19A Smile in the Mind's Eye
A Smile in the Mind's Eye1980 - 20Sebastian, or, Ruling Passions
Sebastian, or, Ruling Passions1983 - 21Spirit of Place
Spirit of Place1984 - 22Antrobus Complete
Antrobus Complete1985 - 23The Durrell-Miller Letters, 1935-1980
The Durrell-Miller Letters, 1935-19801988 - 24The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader
The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader2004