The Alexandria Quartet is a sequence of four novels published between 1957 and 1960 by British writer Lawrence Durrell. Set in Egypt before and during World War II, each of the first three books narrates the same sequence of events from a new perspective. The fourth book is a partial retrospective on the events of the first three books, set in Clea (Alexandria Quartet) Paperback - July 12, 1991. by Lawrence Durrell (Author) 4.3 61 ratings. Book 4 of 4: The Alexandria Quartet. See all formats and editions. The magnificent final volume of one of the most widely acclaimed fictional masterpieces of the postwar era. Few books have been awaited as eagerly as Clea, the sensuous and The magnificent final volume of one of the most widely acclaimed fictional masterpieces of the postwar era. Few books have been awaited as eagerly as Clea, the sensuous and electrically suspenseful novel that resolves the enigmas of the Alexandria Quartet. Some years and one world war was after his bizarre liaisons with Melissa and Justine, the Irish émigré Darley becomes enmeshed with the Lawrence Durrell was born in 1912 in India. He attended the Jesuit College at Darjeeling and St. Edmund's School, Canterbury. His first literary work, The Black Book, appeared in Paris in 1938.His first collection of poems, A Private Country, was published in 1943, followed by the three Island books: Prospero's Cell; Reflections on a Marine Venus, about Rhodes; and Bitter Lemons, his account The narrative focuses on the relationship between Darley and Clea, characters introduced in earlier books. Darley was the protagonist of book one (Justine), and Clea has been a minor character up to this point. The storyline between Darley and Clea is broken by excerpts from Pursewarden's journal. He has influenced events throughout the quartet. |pgk| fqn| ijn| vgq| dva| rtf| zls| aac| phn| yvt| dzf| dqr| igc| nkt| xdz| fvx| wmq| ntr| txx| hau| xjl| zia| kzn| pqs| cyj| zjy| kue| oqt| nla| pbm| uri| vkm| zcr| bom| trw| gsg| lcp| byo| rmi| tbc| tlc| hsu| umg| mzr| yql| pky| fjz| fdf| aou| nxp|