Mountolive

ÔWith the open sesame of language ready to hand, he suddenly began to find himself really penetrating a foreign countryÕ In Mountolive the third volume in DurrellÕs Alexandria Quartet, the events surrounding the interwoven community of Nessim, Justine, Narouz, Pursewarden and the other major char...

Lawrence Durrell was born on February 27, 1912 in Jullundur, India to British parents. During World War II, he served as a British press officer. His first novel, Pied Piper of Lovers, was published in 1935, but was considered a failure. Some of his other works include The Black Book, The Alexand...