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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.
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Justine: A Novel (Penguin Ink) (Alexandria Quartet)
by Lawrence Durrell -
Balthazar
by Lawrence Durrell (Author) -
Mountolive
by Lawrence Durrell (Author)<Editor's Note: The following is a combined review with JUSTINE, BALTHAZAR, and CLEA.>--The four linked novels that comprise English author Lawrence Durrell's masterpiece, THE ALEXANDRIA QUARTET, are set in Alexandria, Egypt, around the...
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Clea
by Lawrence Durrell (Author)
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This is book 70 of 93 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Board's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The House of Mirth, and followed by A High Wind in Jamaica.
This is book 93 of 96 in Waterstone's Top 100 Books of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Jurassic Park, and followed by Cry, the Beloved Country.
This is book 142 of 214 in Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Cold Sassy Tree, and followed by White Noise.
This book is in Anthony Burgess's Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 - A Personal Choice. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lawrence Durrell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1968
ISBN: 0571086098
Page Count: 884
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1968
ISBN: 0571086098
Page Count: 884
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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