61. From The Heart Of Europe 15) Esprit de Corps Sketches from Diplomatic Life, by lawrence durrell Well, when I discovered that lawrence durrell had written a book of humorous short http://nhw.livejournal.com/tag/lawrence durrell

Recent Entries Archive Friends User Info ... From the Heart of Europe με αναίδεια χίλιων πιθήκων - with the impudence of a thousand monkeys December Books 2) White Eagles over Serbia Dec. 2nd, 2006 at 3:20 PM White Eagles over Serbia , by Lawrence Durrell A more serious effort by Durrell here than his collection of humorous diplomatic stories which also drew on his time in Belgrade. The cover describes it as being in the genre of John Buchan but in fact I think it's pretty obvious that Durrell was trying to cash in on the James Bond phenomenon ( Casino Royale was published two years earlier, in 1953, and Live and Let Die in 1954) by bringing his British secret agent hero to untangle murky doings in Serbia in (one assumes) early 1948. No sex and no glamorous violence here. But there was enough vivid circumstantial description for me to pull out my map and check the topography Durrell was describing: geography It's a very nicely observed book in terms of the scenery, the people, the fishing (especially the fishing!), the weather, the politics (though in fact Durrell arrived in Belgrade to work only in 1949 - but I suppose he may have explored there from Corfu before the war). Unfortunately Durrell didn't quite pull it together in terms of plot. The narrative makes perfect sense, but our hero, Methuen, appears curiously unchanged by it all; he does get the girl out of danger, but it is not at all clear that he gets the girl; no huge lessons are learnt about love, loyalty or heroism (I was struck that the Royalist rebels were portrayed as being as unattractive as Tito's Communist officials and militia). So although it's a charming enough book, I felt a bit flat at the end of it.

62. The Quotidian: Epigraphs From Lawrence Durrell epigraphs from lawrence durrell. switching gears now from composition to production, setting up rehearsal schedules, tackling such lofty questions as what http://lisabielawa.typepad.com/the_quotidian/2007/08/epigraphs-from-.html

The Quotidian Main August 20, 2007 epigraphs from lawrence durrell switching gears now from composition to production, setting up rehearsal schedules, tackling such lofty questions as 'what kind of music stands are best to use outdoors?' and 'where will the players leave their cases?' also enjoying archiving the drafts and sketches, and remembering the powerful influence i felt from various writers as we first began this project a year ago. here are some quotes i underlined in lawrence durrell's alexandria quartet, which i was reading when i starting writing 'chance encounter.' an additional excerpt is on the chance page , but there are so many others! his spirit - a tenderness for humanity that found its particular poetry in public, urban life; his radical relativism (a quality that i hope i might be accused of sharing), the pace and scope of his powers of observation - these things were so inspiring to me. i realize now that his spirit permeates the whole piece. here he is: "a city becomes a world when one loves one of its inhabitants." "...all ideas seem equally good to me; the fact of their existence proves that someone is creating. does it matter whether they are objectively right or wrong? they could never remain so for long."

63. Lawrence Durrell's Gnostic Ennui : InTerjeCted This summer holiday I have had a book in my knapsack, a book I read a great many years since now, a book which I for various reasons did not think I would http://weblog.bergersen.net/terje/archives/001111.html

inTerjeCted Interior/Exterior X Output/Input Home Archives Previous: Imago Templi,the Imagination and Templar Spirituality Next: Second Anniversary of my Ordination to the Diakonate July 31, 2005 Lawrence Durrell's Gnostic Ennui This summer holiday I have had a book in my knapsack, a book I read a great many years since now, a book which I for various reasons did not think I would read again: Monsieur or the Prince of Darkness , by the English author Lawrence Durrell In the novel whose kernel is the suspected suicide of Piers de Nogaret , the assembly of disassociated and enstranged old friends and associates, and a massive recollection, in no less than four of his former aquiantances - we encounter a certain gentleman by the name of Akkad . Akkad is Durrell's "wise old man" archetypal figure, only his persona and vocabulary is slightly sinister, and he is apparently younger than the protagonists. About Gnostics such as himself, Akkad said: "People of our persuasion gradually learn to refuse all rights to so-called God. They renounce the empty world, not like ascetics or martyrs, but like convalescents after suicide."(pp13) This is the fare that Akkad gives us, his universe, while host to many most beautiful forms, reminders - still is unpopulated by any other spark of light or presence but the cold calculating stare of human consciousness, the only way to deal with it is to recognize all that keeps one bound to a condition of slavery, and in fear of Death and God, the authorities par excellence in this world.

64. Cosmodemonic Telegraph Company: A Henry Miller Blog: Lawrence Durrell On The Int The British Library holds an extensive lawrence durrell Collection. And don t forget to search this blog for lawrence durrell in the bar up top. http://cosmotc.blogspot.com/2007/04/lawrence-durrell-on-internet.html

@import url("http://www.blogger.com/css/blog_controls.css"); @import url("http://www.blogger.com/dyn-css/authorization.css?targetBlogID=10672371"); Cosmodemonic Telegraph Company: A Henry Miller Blog An individual quest to understand and organize the countless details of the life and work of writer, thinker, painter Henry V Miller, one subject at a time. Monday, April 09, 2007 Lawrence Durrell On The Internet One of the most persistent figures in the life of Henry Miller was Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990). As a young man, Durrell's reading of Tropic Of Cancer unlocked the possibilities within his own inate writing skills. Durrell sought Miller out, became a member of the Villa Seurat circle, then went on to become an esteemed author in his own right. Through the decades, in person and in letter, he and Miller remained confidants. This posting is meant to be an internet resource for anyone wanting to know more about Lawrence Durrell, who has and will continue to make more detailed appearances in this blog. DURREL IN THE MILLER TIMELINE Source: Miller's own autobiographical chronology – “Momentus meeting with Lawrence Durrell.”

65. Durrell, Lawrence (George) - Hutchinson Encyclopedia Article About Durrell, Lawr Hutchinson encyclopedia article about durrell, lawrence (George). durrell, lawrence (George). Information about durrell, lawrence (George) in the Hutchinson http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Durrell, Lawrence (George)

Domain='thefreedictionary.com' word='Durrell, Lawrence (George)' Printer Friendly 761,357,944 visitors served. TheFreeDictionary Google Word / Article Starts with Ends with Text subscription: Dictionary/ thesaurus Medical dictionary Legal dictionary Financial dictionary Acronyms Idioms Encyclopedia Wikipedia encyclopedia Hutchinson encyclopedia Durrell, Lawrence (George) Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus 0.07 sec. write_ads(AdsNum, 0) Justine Balthazar Mountolive , and Clea Bitter Lemons (1957) about Cyprus. His heady prose and bizarre characters reflect his exotic sources of inspiration. He was the brother of the naturalist Gerald Durrell. Life Born in India, Durrell was educated in Darjiling and Canterbury, Kent. He joined the foreign service and lived for a time in London and then in Corfu. During World War II he worked at the British embassy in Cairo. Later he was director of British Council Institutes in Greece and Argentina, and then went to live in France. Work He began writing prolifically in the late 1930s, when he also began his long association with the US novelist Henry Miller , editing the magazine the Booster (Pater Delta) Panic Spring (1937) and (1938), and many volumes of verse, including

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