Balthazar
Balthazar, is the second volume of Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet, set in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1940s. The events of each lush and sensuous novel are seen through the eyes of the central character L.G. Darley, who observes the interactions of his lovers, friends, and acquaintances....
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Balthazar, is the second volume of Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet, set in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1940s. The events of each lush and sensuous novel are seen through the eyes of the central character L.G. Darley, who observes the interactions of his lovers, friends, and acquaintances. Balthazar, named for Darley's friend, a doctor and mystic, interprets Darley's views from a philosophical and intellectual viewpoint.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140153217 (0140153217)
ASIN: 140153217
Publish date: July 12th 1991
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 250
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
English Literature,
Egypt
Series: Alexandria Quartet (#2)
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/456389888The full review of the entire Quartet can be found above.
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