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.
Lose yourself in this classic 1950s Cold War spy thriller tracking a British secret agent in Communist Serbia by the celebrated author of The Alexandria Quartet.
Lose yourself in this classic 1950s Cold War spy thriller tracking a British secret agent in Communist Serbia by the celebrated of The Alexandria Quartet, perfect for fans ofJohn le Carre.
'A spellbinder ... Desperately exciting.' Daily Telegraph
Methuen is a seasoned British secret agent, weary of espionage missions and desperately in need of a break - but he can't resist an assignment to investigate dirty dealings in the Balkans. A fellow British spy has been murdered in Serbia by a guerrilla gang of underground royalists, the White Eagles - but when Methuen arrives, he soon finds himself in a life-and-death struggle, pursued by both the royalists and Communists alike ...
Inspired by Lawrence Durrell's own experiences in the British Foreign Office, White Eagles Over Serbia is a classic Cold War espionage thriller: a white-knuckle adventure perfect for fans of John le Carre and Graham Greene.
'Exceptionally well written [and] brings back memories of boyhood classics.' Sunday Times 'Vivid ... Beautiful descriptions ... Carries us expertly from one excitement to another.' Punch
What Readers Are Saying: 'All spy-novel fans should read this wonderful mysterious portrayal of post-war Balkans. Read it now!' 'A very good espionage / thriller novel ... Fantastic descriptions of the post war Yugoslav atmosphere ... Durrell could have given LeCarre some competition.' 'As a setting for adventure and intrigue, the mountains in post-WWII Serbia, are unparalleled.' 'A good old fashioned spy romp over the mountains.' 'A spy thriller very much in the British Boys Own style ... Superlative.'
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