Justine
Written by Lawrence Durrell
Narrated by Nicholas Boulton
4/5
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About this audiobook
Lawrence Durrell
Born in Jalandhar, British India, in 1912 to Indian-born British colonials, Lawrence Durrell was a critically hailed and beloved novelist, poet, humorist, and travel writer best known for the Alexandria Quartet novels, which were ranked by the Modern Library as among the greatest works of English literature in the twentieth century. A passionate and dedicated writer from an early age, Durrell’s prolific career also included the groundbreaking Avignon Quintet, whose first novel, Monsieur (1974), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and whose third novel, Constance (1982), was nominated for the Booker Prize. He also penned the celebrated travel memoir Bitter Lemons of Cyprus (1957), which won the Duff Cooper Prize. Durrell corresponded with author Henry Miller for forty-five years, and Miller influenced much of his early work, including a provocative and controversial novel, The Black Book (1938). Durrell died in France in 1990.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In the first volume, lots of "meretricious" writing that can be irritating. But in the remaining volumes there are descriptions and characters that should not be missed. They will stay with you forever. So, put up with the initial clever belly-dancing with too much self-conscious costume jewellery.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The prose is absolutely gorgeous. The first novel in The Alexandria quartet, Justine is full of mystery and elusiveness and Alexandria, the city, comes alive as one of the major characters in this novel.