THE ALEXANDRIA QUARTET. [DED. DO AUTOR]
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Justine. Balthazar. Mountolive. Clea. E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. New York. 1962. De 22,5x15,5 cm. Com 884 págs. Encadernação do editor em tela com sobrecapa ilustrada protegida por sobrecapa em plástico transparente. Exemplar com dedicatória do autor na folha de guarda, datada de 1986, assinatura de posse na folha de guarda com as iniciais S. C. G. Tem junto um convite, com cinco carimbos oleográficos, enviado pela editora Viking Penguin e pela famosa livraria Gotham Book Mart, em Nova Iorque, para uma festa em homenagem ao escritor britânico Lawrence Durrell, realizada a 14 de abril de 1986, na galeria da livraria, tendo sido endereçado a Craig Anderson, da Strand Books. Folhas preliminares com prefácio do autor, índice geral, dedicatória e nota do autor, e duas citações de «S. Freud: Letters» e «D. A. F. de Sade: Justine». O Quarteto de Alexandria é uma série de quatro romances. A tetralogia exuberante e sensual, constituída por Justine (1957), Balthazar (1958), Mountolive (1958) e Clea (1960), decorre em Alexandria, no Egito, durante a década de 1940. Três dos livros são escritos na primeira pessoa; Mountolive é escrito na terceira pessoa. Os três primeiros volumes descrevem, a partir de diferentes pontos de vista, uma série de acontecimentos em Alexandria anteriores à Segunda Guerra Mundial; o quarto dá continuidade à história durante os anos da guerra. Os acontecimentos da narrativa são vistos, na sua maioria, através dos olhos de um tal L. G. Darley, que observa as relações entre os seus amantes, amigos e conhecidos em Alexandria. Lawrence Durrell (Jalandar, Índia, 1912 - Sommières, França, 1990) foi um romancista e poeta inglês, conhecido sobretudo por O Quarteto de Alexandria. Passou grande parte da vida fora de Inglaterra e viveu em diversos países, incluindo a Grécia, o Egito, Chipre e França. Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, trabalhou como adido de imprensa nas embaixadas britânicas do Cairo e de Alexandria. Antes do Quarteto de Alexandria, publicou poesia e prosa, mas foi a tetralogia que lhe trouxe maior reconhecimento internacional. Os quatro romances apresentam diferentes perspetivas sobre acontecimentos em Alexandria e exploram a natureza subjetiva da verdade. A obra aborda ainda o amor, a sexualidade e a arte como caminhos de aprendizagem, amadurecimento e procura da verdade e da realidade. [EN] 22.5 × 15.5 cm. 884 pp. Publisher?s cloth binding with a protective dust jacket, itself protected by a clear plastic slipcase. Copy bearing a dedication by the author on the flyleaf, dated 1986, and a handwritten ownership title on the flyleaf with the initials S. C. G. Enclosed is an invitation, bearing five embossed stamps, sent by the publisher Viking Penguin and the famous Gotham Book Mart bookshop in New York, to a party in honour of the British writer Lawrence Durrell, held on 14 April 1986 in the bookshop?s gallery; it was addressed to Craig Anderson of Strand Books. Preliminary pages including the author?s preface, general index, dedication and author?s note, and two quotations from ?S. Freud: Letters? and ?D. A. F. de Sade: Justine? The Alexandria Quartet is a series of four novels. This exuberant and sensual tetralogy, comprising Justine (1957), Balthazar (1958), Mountolive (1958) and Clea (1960), is set in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1940s. Three of the books are written in the first person; Mountolive is written in the third person. The first three volumes describe, from different points of view, a series of events in Alexandria prior to the Second World War; the fourth continues the story through the war years. The events of the narrative are seen, for the most part, through the eyes of a certain L. G. Darley, who observes the relationships between his lovers, friends and acquaintances in Alexandria. Lawrence Durrell (Jalandar, India, 1912 ? Sommières, France, 1990) was an English novelist and poet, best known for The Alexandria Quartet. He spent much of his life outside England and lived in various countr.…
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- Title
- THE ALEXANDRIA QUARTET. [DED. DO AUTOR]
- Author
- DURRELL. (Lawrence George)
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Seller catalogs
- Estrangeiro não traduzido / Original foreign editions, Lit. Inglesa / English Lit., Literatura do Século XX / 20th Century Literature
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