📱 eBook en inglés THE ALEXANDRIA QUARTET

Rediscover one of the twentieth centurys greatest romances in Lawrence Durrells seductive tale of four tangled lovers in wartime Egypt that is stunning (André Aciman) and wonderful (Elif Shafak).

A masterpiece.Guardian

A formidable, glittering achievement.TLS

One of the great works of English fiction.Times

Dazzlingly exuberant ... Superb.Observer

Brave and brazen ... Lush and grandiose.Independent

Legendary ... Casts a spell ... Reader, watch out!Guardian

Lushly beautiful ... One of the most important works of our time.NYTBR

Alexandria, Egypt. Trams, palm trees and watermelon stalls lie honey-bathed in sunlight; in darkened bedrooms, sweaty lovers unfurl. But in a world trembling on the brink of the Second World War, passion and death are inextricable.

When Darley, a penniless schoolteacher, begins an affair with Justine - a married Egyptian woman of unparalleled glamour - their partners, Melissa and Nessim, are sucked into a whirlpool of jealousy and violence.

One of the twentieth-centurys greatest romances, Lawrence Durrells scandalous investigation of modern love set the world alight in 1957. Rich in political and sexual intrigue, his epic masterpiece burns just as brightly today. Introduced by Jan Morris, this oomnibus edition collects all four novels together in all their glory.

What Readers Are Saying - Justine (Book 1):

Sometimes you discover a new author and know youre going to be friends for life ... One of the most beautiful books Ive ever read.

I absolutely adored this book ... I felt sucked into it with an amazing force by the beauty of the words ... The backdrop of 1930s Egypts literary circles and bohemian relationships is mesmerising ... Breathtaking.

Shimmering and dreamlike ... One of the most beautifully written books Ive read ... All of life is here; cant wait for the next one.

Lush, brutal, beautiful ... Durrell captured a place and time that will never exist again.

What makes this novel truly spectacular is the language, the episodic jumps in time, the lush lyricism, and how Durrell so deftly manages to tie this all into both the city of Alexandria and the themes of passion, love, and jealousy.