Beschreibung
Rediscover one of the twentieth century's greatest romances: a seductive tale of four tangled lovers in wartime Egypt, introduced by André Aciman ( Call Me By Your Name and Find Me ). Walking slowly home through the dark avenue of trees, tasting the brackish harbour wind, I remembered Justine saying harshly as she lay in bed: 'We use each other like axes to cut down the ones we really love'. Alexandria: the great winepress of love. Trams, palm trees, and watermelon stalls lie honey-bathed in sunlight; in darkened bedrooms, sweaty lovers unfurl. But in a world trembling on the brink of war, passion and death are inextricable. When a penniless Anglo-Irish schoolteacher begins an affair with Justine - a married Egyptian lady of unparalleled glamour - their partners, Melissa and Nessim, are sucked into a whirlpool of jealousy and violence. One of the twentieth century's greatest romances, rich in political and sexual intrigue, Lawrence Durrell's scandalous 'investigation of modern love' set the world alight in 1957 and - as André Aciman reveals - it burns just as brightly today. 'A masterpiece.' Guardian 'One of the great works of English fiction. ' Times 'Triumphant [in its] beauty, cruelty, menace, mystery, decadence ... ' Spectator
| EAN: | 9780571356065 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 02.07.2020 |
| Autoren: | Durrell, Lawrence |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 276 |
| Keyword: | Alexandria Quartet; egyptian novels; the map of love; HOTEL DU LAC; alaa al aswany; The Yacoubian Building; The Automobile Club of Egypt; andre aciman; call me by your name; find me; the english patient; out of africa; moon tiger; gerald durrell; my family and other animals; corfu trilogy; out of egypt; BONJOUR TRISTESSE; SUMMER READING; HOLIDAY READS; the durrells; The Durrells in Corfu |
| Fachschema: | Englische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Ägypten / Roman, Erzählung~Vierziger Jahre / Roman, Erzählung~Weltkrieg 1939/45 / Roman, Erzählung |
| Fachkategorie: | Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik~Historische Liebesromane~Historischer Roman~Klassische Lyrik, Lyrik bis 1900~Klassische Belletristik |
| Länge: | 191 mm |
| Breite: | 129 mm |
| Höhe: | 30 mm |
| Gewicht: | 250 gr |