Larry

A New Biography of Lawrence Durrell, 1912–1947

Michael Haag (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

464 Seiten

2025 | Main
Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78816-979-0 (ISBN)

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Lawrence Durrell was unquestionably one of the most distinctive, original and compelling literary figures of his age. From his childhood in India and Burma to his bohemian youth in London and Paris, from his madcap scheme to move his family to Corfu to the formative war years spent in Alexandria - this masterful and richly detailed biography is essential reading to understand the man and the writer.

In Larry, Michael Haag, the world's foremost expert on the Durrells, brought together his unrivalled knowledge and first-hand meetings with the Durrell family and associates to offer the definitive account of the young Lawrence and the real-life settings and stories that inspired his acknowledged masterpiece, The Alexandria Quartet.

Michael Haag was a writer, historian and biographer. He wrote widely on the Egyptian, Classical and Medieval worlds; and on the Mediterranean and the Middle East. He was regarded as the world's foremost Durrells scholar. His books for Profile include The Durrells of Corfu and the bestselling Templars series.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.2.2025
Zusatzinfo	100 photographs
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Kunst / Musik / Theater
ISBN-10	1-78816-979-4 / 1788169794
ISBN-13	978-1-78816-979-0 / 9781788169790
Zustand	Neuware