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Justine / Lawrence Durrell.
Series: Alexandria quartet. 1 | Durrell, Lawrence. Alexandria quartet ; 1. | Faber modern classicsPublication details: London : Faber & Faber, 2017.Edition: Paperback editionDescription: 203 pages ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780571337187 (paperback)
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| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | DUR | Alexandria Bk.1 | Available | 069332 |
Total reserves: 0
Originally published: 1957.
In the first book of Durrell's Alexandria Quartet, the story of the mysterious and charismatic Justine is told by her lover, an impoverished Irish teacher who has sought refuge across the Mediterranean in Greece. It is a love story, but the real heroine of the book is its setting: the city of Alexandria, with a sky of 'hot nude pearl' and a thousand streets below, crowded, sensual and exotic; a complex and heady mix of elegance and poverty.
