Ryan was born in 1962 in Akrotiri, Cyprus. Robert Ryan has written and illustrated several books including: Justine, This Is For You, and A Sky Full Of Kindness. 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. His oeuvre includes plays, a book of criticism, translations, travel writing, and humorous stories about the diplomatic corps. Between the quartet and The Avignon Quintet he wrote the two-decker Tunc and Nunquam. 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. 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. His first literary work, The Black Book, appeared in Paris in 1938. He attended the Jesuit College at Darjeeling and St. His people, his places are masterly.' ― New York Times Book Review 'Sex is the key to this complex novel.' - Kirkus ReviewsĪbout the Author Lawrence Durrell was born in 1912 in India. 'One has no hesitation in acclaiming this as a great novel.' ― The Observer (London) 'Demands comparison with the very best books of our century. 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. 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. 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.

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