Pela primeira vez em Portugal, a edição reunida e revista pelo autor, em 1962, dos quatro livros que compõem O Quarteto de Alexandria - Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive e Clea. Os quatro romances exploram a sociedade daquela cidade poliglota e cosmopolita, repleta de intrigas, mistério e sensualidade, retomando genericamente uma mesma história sob diferentes pontos de vista, acrescentando e refazendo pormenores e situações. Justine, o primeiro livro da tetralogia, centra-se na bela esposa ju...

Lose yourself in this classic prize-winning memoir of life in 1950s Cyprus on the brink of revolution by the legendary king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.'Stunning.' André Aciman'Masterly ... Casts a spell.' Jan Morris'Invades the reader's every sense ... Remarkable.' Victoria Hislop'These days I am...

Lose yourself in this dazzling travelogue of the idyllic Greek Islands by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.'Incandescent.' André Aciman'Invades the reader's every sense ... Remarkable.' Victoria Hislop'Nobody knows the Greek islands like Durrell.' New York TimesWhite-washed houses drenched in pink bougainville...

The Avignon Quintet gathers Lawrence Durrell's five kaleidoscopic, Booker Prize-nominated novels - orbiting around the South of France in World War II - into one epic modern classic, one of ' the greatest novels of our time' (Sunday Times).'Durrell is a magician. He juggles with glittering words, he conjures up "cloud capped towers, gorgeous palaces and solemn temples," he entrances, intrigues and impresses.' The Times...

Rediscover one of the twentieth century's greatest romances in Lawrence Durrell's seductive tale of four tangled lovers in wartime Egypt that is 'stunning' (André Aciman) and 'wonderful' (Elif Shafak).'A masterpiece.' Guardian'A formidable, glittering achievement.' TLS'One of the great works of English fiction.' Times'Dazzlingly exuberant ... Superb.'

A breathtaking novel of passion and politics, set in the hotbed of Palestine in the 1940s, by a master of twentieth-century fictionIt is the eve of Britain’s withdrawal from Palestine in 1948, a moment that will mark the beginning of a new Israel. But the course of history is uncertain, and Israel’s territorial enemies plan to smother the new country at its birth. Judith Roth has escaped the concentration camps in Germany only to be plunged into the new conflict, o...

Author's first novel, product of a lengthy correspondence with Henry Miller and published by the later for Jack Kahane in the late '30s. Laid the groundwork for Durrell's earth-shattering Alexandria Quartet decades later.

Lawrence Durrell a toujours été attiré par le taoïsme et par le mélange de philosophie et de règles de vie sur lequel repose cette religion souriante, voire narquoise. À travers la théorie d'un mouvement global des processus naturels où alternent le yin et le yang, il perçoit une esthétique de l'univers qui, pour lui, est poésie. C'est donc le taoïsme qui unifie les deux parties de ce livre où les souvenirs ressortent sous l'interrogation philosophique : deux rencontres avec des êtres qui,...

Lose yourself in this classic 1950s Cold War spy thriller tracking a British secret agent in Communist Serbia by the celebrated of The Alexandria Quartet, perfect for fans of John le Carre.'A spellbinder ... Desperately exciting.' (Daily Telegraph)Methuen is a seasoned British secret agent, weary of espionage missions and desperately in need of a break - but he can't resist an assignment to investigate dirty dealin...

Lose yourself in bestselling author Lawrence Durrell's sublime novel about a group of English tourists trapped in the minotaur's labyrinth on Crete ...'Spellbinding ... A fine storyteller.' Guardian'Superb ... Quite simply a lovely work of art.' New York TimesA group of English tourists have come ashore from their cruise ship to explore the island of Crete. This motley crew - including a painter, sp...

Durrell, İngiliz edebiyatının 20. yüzyıla kazandırdığı en önemli yazarlardan biri, tüm dünyada edebiyat okurlarının gözdesi.20. yüzyılın en büyük romancılarından biri olan Lawrence Durrell, Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea adlı kitaplarından oluşan İskenderiye Dörtlüsü'nü, yapısal özellikleri bakımından bir "Avrupa romanı" olarak tanımlar. Bu dörtlü, roman kurgusu olarak birbirini izleyen bir süreci yansıtmaz. Aynı roman kahramanlarının, aynı zaman diliminde yaşadıkları olayları...

Justine, ünlü İngiliz yazarı Lawrence Durrell'in dört ayrı romandan oluşan İskenderiye Dörtlüsü'nün ilki. Justine (1957), Balthazar (1958), Mountolive (1958) ve Clea (1960) adlı bu büyük dörtlü, 1960'lı yıllarda İngiliz romancılığında büyük yankılar uyandırmıştı. Önce yadırganan, ama büyük bir ilgiyle karşılanan, dünyanın dört bir yanında okunup tartışılan bu ünlü dörtlünün amacı, Lawrence Durrell, "çağdaş sevginin irdelenmesi" olarak açıklar. Yazar, sevgi ilişkilerini yalnızca erkek-dişi ...