Lawrence Durrell
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Lawrence Durrell was a British writer of novels, poetry, plays, and travel books who lived from 1912 to 1990. He is notable for his diverse literary talents and contributions across multiple genres during the twentieth century.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 1990
- Works
- 368
Top works
- Rachel Cobb
- An exchange of letters between Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell
- Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller
- The Durrell-Miller Letters, 1935-1980
- Bitter lemons
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 54
- Total plays
- 339
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Key facts
- Born
- Lawrence George Durrell , ( 1912-02-27 ) 27 February 1912, Jalandhar , Punjab , British India
- Died
- 7 November 1990 (1990-11-07) (aged 78), Sommières , France
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Lawrence George Durrell (/ˈdʊrəl, ˈdʌr-/; 27 February 1912 – 7 November 1990) was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the eldest brother of naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell.
Born in India to British colonial parents, he was sent to England at the age of 11 for his education. He did not like formal education, and started writing poetry at the age of 15. His first book was published in 1935, when he was 23 years old. In March 1935 he and his mother and younger siblings moved to the island of Corfu. Durrell spent many years thereafter living around the world.
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