Justine
By Lawrence Durrell
Read by Nicholas Boulton
The Alexandria Quartet: Book 1
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Justine is the first volume in he Alexandria Quartet, four interlinked novels set in the sensuous, hot environment of Alexandria just before the Second World War. Within this setting of richly idiosyncratic characters is Justine, wild and intense, wife to the wealthy businessman Nessim, a Mari complaisant. Her emotional and sexual wildness fuels a highly charged atmosphere which, caught famously by Durrell’s poetic language, made the 1957 novel Justine—and the three novels that complete the quartet, Balthazar (1958), Mountolive (1958), and Clea (1960)—a critical and a popular success.
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Justine is the first volume in he Alexandria Quartet, four interlinked novels set in the sensuous, hot environment of Alexandria just before the Second World War.
Within this setting of richly idiosyncratic characters is Justine, wild and intense, wife to the wealthy businessman Nessim, a Mari complaisant. Her emotional and sexual wildness fuels a highly charged atmosphere which, caught famously by Durrell’s poetic language, made the 1957 novel Justine—and the three novels that complete the quartet, Balthazar (1958), Mountolive (1958), and Clea (1960)—a critical and a popular success.
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Author Bio: Lawrence Durrell
Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990) was a British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He attained fame in 1957 after publishing Justine, the first volume of his ambitious Alexandria Quartet series, and several of his novels became New York Times bestsellers. He published many other novels, including in the Avignon Quintet series and the Revolt of Aphrodite series, as well as stand-alone novels.
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| Available Formats : | CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Classics |
| Runtime: | 8.86 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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