by Lawrence Durrell · Edhasa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788435001717
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«Justine» is the novel by Lawrence Durrell, published by Edhasa in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
Set in cosmopolitan Alexandria before World War II, the novel follows an English teacher who falls in love with Justine, wife of a wealthy Copt named Nessim. Among a group of expatriates, Durrell explores love, desire and identity, with a city recreated in detail.
«Justine» is the first installment of The Alexandria Quartet, translated by Aurora Bernárdez; the work was originally published in 1957.
For readers of literary fiction, twentieth-century classics and novels set in Egypt.
Lawrence George Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the eldest brother of naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell.
