2012 marks the centenary of the birth of novelist and poet Lawrence Durrell, one of the leading writers of the post-war years. Born in India and resident at various times in England, Greece, Egypt, Cyprus and France, Durrell was a cosmopolitan, whose work was greatly influence by the Mediterranean places and cultures he experienced.His most famous work is The Alexandria Quartet, a series of novels produced in rapid succession between 1957 and 1960. This disc contains a selection of previously unreleased historic BBC broadcasts in which Durrell reads his poetry and discusses his lfe and work, together with a unique pair of private recordings of Durrell as jazz pianist and vocalist.
- ISBN10 0712351205
- ISBN13 9780712351201
- Publish Date 16 February 2012
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 March 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher British Library Publishing
- Imprint The British Library Publishing Division
- Format Audiobook
- Duration 1 hours and 13 minutes
- Language English