Lawrence Durrell: a Biography by Ian Macniven
From his recognition by Henry Miller, Anais Nin and T. S. Eliot when he was in his twenties, to the completion of his oeuvre with The Avignon Quintet and an essay on Provence shortly before his death in 1990, Durrell's life and art were inextricable from one another.This major biography was undertaken at Durrell's invitation, with access to his personal papers and notebooks and letters. It draws heavily on the memories of innumerable friends and contemporaries, as well as his own family and the many women in his life, including his wives. It will engross all admirers of this mercurial and richly gifted writer whose 'investigation of modern love' in The Alexandria Quartet produced one of the masterpieces of post-war fiction.
Ian S. MacNiven's authorized biography of Lawrence Durrell was a New York Times Notable Book for 1998. He has edited two collections of Durrell's correspondence (with Richard Aldington and Henry Miller), is the author of numerous articles on literary modernism, and has directed and spoken at conferences on three continents. He is also a past president of the D. H. Lawrence Society of North America and of the International Lawrence Durrell Society. MacNiven resides on the west bank of the Hudson, outside the town of Athens, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571172481 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571172482 |
| Title | Lawrence Durrell: a Biography |
| Author | Ian Macniven |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 1998-04-20 |
| Number of pages | 832 |
| Prizes | Winner of Runciman Award 1999 |
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