# Justine - Paperback

by **Lawrence Durrell** (Author), **Robert Ryan** (Illustrator)

**"Demands comparison with the very best books of our century . . . A truly important writer . . . His people, his places are masterly."_― New York Times Book Review_**

Durrell's masterpiece is onne of the world's greatest romances, rich in political and sexual intrigue. This seductive tale of four tangled lovers in wartime Egypt is set in the city of Alexandria once home to the world's greatest library, attracting scholars dedicated solely to the pursuit of knowledge. But on the eve of World War II, the obsessed characters in this mesmerizing novel find that their pursuits lead only to bedrooms in which each seeks to know-and possess-the other.

### Author Biography

**Lawrence Durrell** was born in 1912 in India. He attended the Jesuit College at Darjeeling and St. Edmund's School, Canterbury. His first literary work, _The Black Book_, appeared in Paris in 1938. His first collection of poems, _A Private Country_, was published in 1943, followed by the three Island books: _Prospero's Cell_; _Reflections on a Marine Venus_, about Rhodes; and _Bitter Lemons_, his account of life in Cyprus. Durrell's wartime sojourn in Egypt led to his masterpiece, _The Alexandria Quartet_, which he completed in southern France, where he settled permanently in 1957. Between the quartet and _The Avignon Quintet_ he wrote the two-decker _Tunc_ and _Nunquam_. His oeuvre includes plays, a book of criticism, translations, travel writing, and humorous stories about the diplomatic corps. _Caesar's Vast Ghost_, his reflections on the history and culture of Provence, including a late flowering of poems, was published a few days before his death in Sommières in 1990.

**Robert Ryan** has written and illustrated several books including: _Justine_, _This Is For You_, and _A Sky Full Of Kindness_. Ryan was born in 1962 in Akrotiri, Cyprus. He studied fine art at Trent Polytechnic before he went on to specialize in printmaking at the Royal College of Art in London. In addition to fine art, he works in the mediums of ceramics, textiles, homewares, and jewelry. His work has been exhibited widely across the UK and internationally. He lives and works in London.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN

**Publication Date:** May 31, 2011

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