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Lawrence Durrell


(Lawrence George Durrell)
UK flag (1912 - 1990)
Brother of Gerald Durrell

aka Charles Norden

Lawrence Durrell was a novelist, poet, translator, travel writer, and dramatist. Born in India, Durrell lived in and celebrated the Mediterranean world. He is best known for the novels that comprise The Alexandria Quartet.
 

Awards: James Tait Black (1974)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Series
Alexandria Quartet
   1. Justine (1957)
   2. Balthazar (1958)
   3. Mountolive (1958)
   4. Clea (1960)
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Revolt of Aphrodite
   1. Tunc (1968)
   2. Nunquam (1970)
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Avignon Quintet
   1. Monsieur (1974)
   2. Livia (1978)
   3. Constance (1982)
   4. Sebastian (1983)
   5. Quinx (1985)
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Novels
   Pied Piper of Lovers (1935)
   Panic Spring (1937) (as by Charles Norden)
   The Black Book (1938)
   The Dark Labyrinth (1947)
   White Eagles Over Serbia (1957)
   Pope Joan (1971)
   Judith (2012)
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Collections
   Selected Poems: 1953-63 (poems) (1964)
   Sauve Qui Peut (1973)
   The Best of Antrobus (1974)
   Collected Poems: 1931 - 1974 (poems) (1980)
   Stiff Upper Lip (1983)
   Selected Poems of Lawrence Durrell (poems) (2006)
   Esprit de Corps (2012)
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Awards
1974 James Tait Black Memorial Prize : Monsieur

Award nominations
1982 Booker Prize (shortlist) : Constance: Or Solitary practices


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