In the first book of Durrell's Alexandria Quartet, the story of the mysterious and charismatic Justine is told by her lover, an impoverished Irish teacher who has sought refuge across the Mediterranean in Greece. It is a love story, but the real heroine of the book is its setting: the city of Alexandria, with a sky of 'hot nude pearl' and a thousand streets below, crowded, sensual and exotic; a complex and heady mix of elegance and poverty.
| ISBN: | 9780571337187 |
| Publication date: | 3rd August 2017 |
| Author: | Lawrence Durrell, AndrÚ Aciman |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 203 pages |
| Series: | Faber Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Historical romance |
In the first book of Durrell's Alexandria Quartet, the story of the mysterious and charismatic Justine is told by her lover, an impoverished Irish teacher who has sought refuge across the Mediterranean in Greece. It is a love story, but the real heroine of the book is its setting: the city of Alexandria, with a sky of 'hot nude pearl' and a thousand streets below, crowded, sensual and exotic; a complex and heady mix of elegance and poverty.
Justine features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Historical romance
Justine is available in Paperback
Justine was written by Lawrence Durrell, AndrÚ Aciman and published by Faber & Faber
Justine has 203 pages
Yes it is part of Faber Modern Classics series