Bitter Lemons of Cyprus
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Bitter Lemons of Cyprus

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Bitter Lemons of Cyprus

About this book

Lose yourself in this classic prize-winning memoir of life in 1950s Cyprus on the brink of revolution by the legendary king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.

'Stunning.' André Aciman

'Masterly ... Casts a spell.' Jan Morris

'Invades the reader's every sense ... Remarkable.' Victoria Hislop

'These days I am admiring and re-admiring Lawrence Durrell.' Elif Shafak

'Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.' Richard Holmes

'Exceptional ... Revelatory ... A master.' Observer

'He writes as an artist, as well as a poet . Profoundly beautiful.' New Statesman

Cyprus, 1953. As the island fights for independence from British colonial rule, ancient conflicts between Turkish and Greek Cypriots trouble the glittering Mediterranean waters. Into the brewing political storm enters Lawrence Durrell, yearning for the idyllic island lifestyle of his youth in Corfu.

He settles into a dilapidated villa, and with his poet's eye for beauty - and passable Greek - vividly captures the moods and atmospheres of island life in a changing world. Whether collecting folklore or wild flowers, describing the brewing revolution or eccentric local characters, Durrell is a magician with words: and the result is not only a classic travel memoir, but an intimate portrait of a community lost forever.

WINNER OF THE DUFF COOPER MEMORIAL PRIZE

'Brilliant ... Never for a moment does Durrell lose the poet's touch.' New York Times

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2011
eBook ISBN
9780571265237
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
European History

Table of contents

  1. Landing Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Towards an Eastern Landfall
  7. A Geography Lesson
  8. Voices at the Tavern Door
  9. How to Buy a House
  10. The Tree of Idleness
  11. The Swallows Gather
  12. A Telling of Omens
  13. The Winds of Promise
  14. The Satrap
  15. Point of No Return
  16. The Feast of Unreason
  17. The Vanishing Landmarks
  18. A Pocketful of Sand
  19. Bitter Lemons
  20. Select Bibliography
  21. Index
  22. About the Author
  23. Copyright

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