The alexandria of lawrence durrells justine was an exotic city of constant interactions between cultures and religions. Justine, published in 1957, is the first volume in lawrence durrell s literary tetralogy, the alexandria quartet. The alexandria of lawrence durrell s justine was an exotic city of constant interactions between cultures and religions. Lawrence durrell library nanterre france contains 2500 documents related to. Justine, published in 1957, is the first volume in lawrence durrells literary tetralogy, the.
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