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1963 4vol The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell Vintage Fiction Book Set

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1963 4vol The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell Vintage Fiction Book Set

The Alexandria Quartet:
  • Balthazar - 214 Pages
  • Justine - 223 Pages
  • Clea - 255 Pages
  • Mountolive - 285 Pages
By Lawrence Durrell
Published by Faber And Faber: London 1963
Complete 4 Volume Set

" Lawrence Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet (Faber and Faber: London, 1963) stands as one of the most celebrated achievements in modern English fiction—a rich, intricate exploration of love, politics, and perception set in the sensuous, decaying splendour of pre-war Alexandria. Comprising Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea, the quartet presents the same web of characters and events from shifting perspectives, gradually revealing the fluid nature of truth and experience. At its heart lies the narrator's obsessive relationship with the enigmatic Justine, set against the city's exotic, cosmopolitan backdrop and its atmosphere of intrigue and moral ambiguity.

Durrell's innovative narrative structure—where time and viewpoint intertwine—invites the reader to reconstruct meaning from fragments, mirroring the complexities of human emotion and memory. The prose is lush, poetic, and deeply psychological, blending romantic intensity with philosophical reflection on art, identity, and destiny. With Alexandria itself serving as both stage and symbol, Durrell transforms a love story into a meditation on the multiplicity of reality and the limits of understanding.

This 1963 Faber and Faber edition captures the quartet's enduring resonance as a masterpiece of mid-twentieth-century literature. It would appeal to readers of literary modernism, admirers of psychologically rich and stylistically ambitious fiction, and those drawn to evocative portrayals of the Mediterranean world and its haunting, timeless beauty. "

General wear and fading to covers and spines. Pages are clean and there are no inscriptions. All volumes in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 18.5cm x 12.5cm x 1.5cm - 333 Pages

Categories:

  • Fiction
  • Literature

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    Condition: Good
    Binding: Softcover, Wraps
    Special Attributes: 4 Volume Set
    Region: Europe
    Subject: Literature & Fiction
    Original/Facsimile: Original
    Seller Notes: General wear and fading to covers and spines. Pages are clean and there are no inscriptions. All volumes in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
    Language: English
    Author: Lawrence Durrell
    Publisher: Faber And Faber: London
    Year Printed: 1963
    Sub-subject: Novels