Lawrence Durrell

Lawrence Durrell (February 27, 1912 – November 7,1990) was a British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to be considered cosmopolitan. He was born in India and, at the age of eleven, was sent to attend school in England – a country in which he was never happy and which he left as soon as possible.

Major Works

Novels

• Pied Piper of Lovers 1935
• Panic Spring (pseudonym: Charles Norden) 1937
• The Black Book 1938
• The Dark Labyrinth (Cefalu) 1947
• White Eagles Over Serbia 1957
• The Alexandria Quartet (Justine 1957, Balthazar 1958, Mountolive 1958, Clea 1960)
• The Revolt of Aphrodite (Tunc 1968, Nunquam 1970)
• The Avignon Quintet (Monsieur 1974, Livia 1978, Constance 1982, Sebastian 1983, Quinx 1985)

Travel

• Prospero's Cell 1945
• Reflections on a Marine Venus 1953
• Bitter Lemons 1957
• Blue Thirst 1975
• Sicilian Carousel 1977
• The Greek Islands 1978
• Caesar's Vast Ghost 1990

Poetry

• Selected Poems: 1953-63 Edited by Alan Ross 1964
• Collected Poems: 1931 - 1974 Edited by James A. Brigham 1980

Drama

• Sappho 1950
• An Irish Faustus 1963
• Acte 1964

Humor

• Esprit de Corps 1957
• Stiff Upper Lip 1958
• Sauve Qui Peut 1966

Letters and Essays

• A Key to Modern British Poetry 1952
• Spirit of Place Edited by Alan G. Thomas 1969
• Literary Lifelines: The Richard Aldington-Lawrence Durrell Correspondence Edited by Ian S. MacNiven and Harry T. Moore 1981
• A Smile in the Mind's Eye 1982
• The Durrell-Miller Letters: 1935-80 Edited by Ian S. MacNiven 1988