The Alexandria Quartet (4 Volumes) Justine; Balthazar; Mountolive; Clea;
by DURRELL, LAWRENCE:
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
The Alexandria Quartet is a tetralogy of novels by British writer Lawrence Durrell, published between 1957 and 1960. A critical and commercial success, the books present four perspectives on a single set of events and characters in Alexandria, Egypt, before and during World War II. As Durrell explains in his preface to Balthazar, the four novels are an exploration of relativity and the notions of continuum and subject-object relation, with modern love as the subject.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92295
- Title
- The Alexandria Quartet (4 Volumes) Justine; Balthazar; Mountolive; Clea;
- Author
- DURRELL, LAWRENCE:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London. Faber & Faber. 1957; 1958; 1958; 1960; All 1st.
- Keywords
- Literature LAWRENCE DURRELL, Justine; Balthazar; Mountolive; Clea;, novel, Alexandria Quartet, first, 4 Volumes dustwrapper
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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