Lawrence Durrell
Lawrence Durrell was a British novelist, poet, and travel writer best known for The Alexandria Quartet, a tetralogy of novels set in Alexandria, Egypt, that is celebrated for its experimental structure and lyrical prose. He was a close friend of Henry Miller and is considered one of the most gifted stylists in modern English literature.
Works
- JustineFirst novel of Alexandria Quartet exploring woman's transformation and intrigue
- BalthazarSecond Alexandria Quartet novel told from male perspective in Alexandria
- MountoliveThird Alexandria Quartet novel following diplomat in colonial-era Egypt
- CleaFinal Alexandria Quartet novel returning to Alexandria's mysteries
- The Black BookExperimental early novel exploring surrealism and modernist consciousness