Lawrence Durrell
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| Born | Lawrence George Durrell 27 February 1912 Jalandhar, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 7 November 1990 (aged 78) Sommières, France |
| Occupation | Biographer; poet; playwright; novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1931–1990 |
| Notable works | The Alexandria Quartet |
| Spouses | Nancy Isobel Myers (1935–1947, divorced) Eve "Yvette" Cohen (1947–1955, divorced) Claude-Marie Vincendon (1961–1967, her death) Ghislaine de Boysson (1973–1979, divorced) |
| Relatives | Lawrence Samuel Durrell (Father), Louisa Dixie Durrell (Mother), Gerald (brother), Margaret (sister), Leslie (brother) |
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Lawrence George Durrell (/ˈdʊərəl, ˈdʌr-/; 27 February 1912 – 7 November 1990) was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. Born in India to British colonial parents, he was sent to England at the age of eleven for his education. He did not like formal education, but started writing poetry at age 15. His first book was published in 1931, when he was 19. In March 1935 he and his wife, and his mother and younger siblings, moved to the island of Corfu. This was the beginning of Durrell's years of living around the globe.
His most famous work is the tetralogy The Alexandria Quartet, published between 1957 and 1960. The best-known is the first of the quartet's four novels, Justine. Beginning in 1974, he published The Avignon Quintet, using many of the same techniques. The first of these novels, Monsieur, or the Prince of Darkness, won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1974. The middle novel, Constance, or Solitary Practices, was nominated for the 1982 Booker Prize. In the late 20th century, Durrell was a bestselling author and one of the most celebrated in England.
Durrell supported his writing by working for years in the Foreign Service of the British government. His sojourns in varied locales during and after World War II, such as his time in Alexandria, Egypt, inspired many of his works. He married a total of four times, and had a daughter with each of his first two wives.
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