by Lawrence Durrell · Faber & Faber Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571203970
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«Justine» is the novel by Lawrence Durrell, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (223 pages, in English).
Set in Alexandria in the 1930s and 1940s, the novel interweaves the lives of several characters and their sexual, cultural, and political relationships. The enigmatic Justine fascinates those around her; her lover, an Irish professor reminiscing from Greece, narrates the influence of the city and of her on their fates.
First installment of The Alexandria Quartet. Originally published in 1957, it won the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger in 1959.
Intended for readers of literary and contemporary fiction interested in twentieth-century British narrative.
Lawrence George Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the eldest brother of naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell.
