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Feb 24, 2012 lawrence durrell, born 100 years ago, is best known for the alexandria quartet, a study of modern love with a plot full of surprises there are shocks around every dusty corner, writes jan morris. A critical and commercial success, the first three books present three perspectives on a. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Set in alexandria, egypt, around world war ii, the first three volumes tell the same story from different points of view, and clea relates subsequent events.
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