Mountolive

Lawrence Durrell

7/2000 · The Alexandria Quartet 3. kniha · Naxos AudioBooks · Rozprávač: Nigel Anthony

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ÔWith the open sesame of language ready to hand, he suddenly began to find himself really penetrating a foreign countryÕ In Mountolive the third volume in DurrellÕs Alexandria Quartet, the events surrounding the interwoven community of Nessim, Justine, Narouz, Pursewarden and the other major characters are given a very different perspective. The intrigues and complex relationships are seen through the political prism of a world plunging towards war. David Mountolive, once emotionally involved with NessimÕs set, now returns to Egypt as the British ambassadorÉ

O autorovi

Lawrence Durrell was born on February 27, 1912 in Jullundur, India to British parents. During World War II, he served as a British press officer. His first novel, Pied Piper of Lovers, was published in 1935, but was considered a failure. Some of his other works include The Black Book, The Alexandria Quartet, The Avignon Quintet, and Caesar's Vast Ghost: A Portrait of Provence. Bitter Lemons won the Duff Cooper Prize in 1959. He died on November 7, 1990 at the age of 78.