Mountolive: A Novel -- Lawrence Durrell

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First Edition, Faber and Faber, 1958, Hardback - Modern Classics - 320pp.

A four-part story of passion and betrayal in the Mediterraneanvoted one of the Modern Librarys 100 Best Novels of the twentieth century.

Mountolive is the third novel in the dazzling Alexandria Quartet. In the earlier novels, Justine's story was narrated by the Irish schoolteacher who was desperately in love with her. Here, the point of view has shifted.

This time the central character is David Mountolive, an English diplomat tied to Egypt by the love affair of his youth, who returns as British Ambassador. It is the story of the conspiracy that motivated the lives of Mountolive's friends and, though it baffled him, affected his life as well -- and of the political intrigue, merely hinted at, which in reality lay at the heart of Justine and Balthazar.

The Alexandria Quartet is a striking and sensuous masterpiece, breathing vivid life into each of its unforgettable characters and the dusty Mediterranean city in which they live. Set in Alexandria, Egypt, in the years before, during, and after World War II, the books follow the lives of a circle of friends and lovers, including sensitive Darley, passionate Justine, philosophical Balthazar, and elegant Clea.

Written in Durrells trademark evocative prose, these four novels explore the central theme of modern love, building into a remarkable whole that the New York Times hailed as one of the most important works of our time.

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