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Larry : A New Biography of Lawrence Durrell, 1912-47 by Michael Haag (2025, Hardcover)

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PublisherProfile Books The Limited

ISBN-101788169794

ISBN-139781788169790

eBay Product ID (ePID)18072450040

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Book TitleLarry : a New Biography of Lawrence Durrell, 1912-47

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2025

TopicGeneral, Literary

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography

AuthorMichael Haag

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.8 in

Item Weight25.7 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.5 in

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ReviewsHighly readable and elegant ... alluring ... What we have is that most interesting approach of literary biographies - the formative years before the fame

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal823.912

Synopsis'Highly readable and elegant' Spectator'Wonderfully done' GuardianLawrence 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., The definitive biography of Lawrence Durrell by the world's foremost expert, covering his time in London, Paris, Corfu and Alexandria 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 .

LC Classification NumberPR6007.U76Z65 2025