Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened.
- Lawrence Durrell, The Alexandria Quartet, Clea
born on this day, 1912
#BookSky
#LawrenceDurrell
- Lawrence Durrell, The Alexandria Quartet, Clea
born on this day, 1912
#BookSky
#LawrenceDurrell
February 27, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened.
- Lawrence Durrell, The Alexandria Quartet, Clea
born on this day, 1912
#BookSky
#LawrenceDurrell
- Lawrence Durrell, The Alexandria Quartet, Clea
born on this day, 1912
#BookSky
#LawrenceDurrell
"Bir kadın da üç şey yapabilirsin:
Ya onu seversin
Ya onun için acı çekersin
Ya da onu yazarsın."
#LawrenceDurrell
Britanya'lı şair, yazarın aramızdan ayrılışının 35. yılında saygıyla..
Ya onu seversin
Ya onun için acı çekersin
Ya da onu yazarsın."
#LawrenceDurrell
Britanya'lı şair, yazarın aramızdan ayrılışının 35. yılında saygıyla..
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Bir kadın da üç şey yapabilirsin:
Ya onu seversin
Ya onun için acı çekersin
Ya da onu yazarsın."
#LawrenceDurrell
Britanya'lı şair, yazarın aramızdan ayrılışının 35. yılında saygıyla..
Ya onu seversin
Ya onun için acı çekersin
Ya da onu yazarsın."
#LawrenceDurrell
Britanya'lı şair, yazarın aramızdan ayrılışının 35. yılında saygıyla..
Trad. ‘books read in August’ post: these were all excellent, and as ever I’m thankful to have had the time to give them the attention they deserved 🙏🏻 📚💙
#SummerReading #LawrenceDurrell #DeborahLevy #ColsonWhitehead #LouiseErdrich #PatriciaHighsmith #ColmTóibín #MaggieOFarrell
#SummerReading #LawrenceDurrell #DeborahLevy #ColsonWhitehead #LouiseErdrich #PatriciaHighsmith #ColmTóibín #MaggieOFarrell
August 28, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Trad. ‘books read in August’ post: these were all excellent, and as ever I’m thankful to have had the time to give them the attention they deserved 🙏🏻 📚💙
#SummerReading #LawrenceDurrell #DeborahLevy #ColsonWhitehead #LouiseErdrich #PatriciaHighsmith #ColmTóibín #MaggieOFarrell
#SummerReading #LawrenceDurrell #DeborahLevy #ColsonWhitehead #LouiseErdrich #PatriciaHighsmith #ColmTóibín #MaggieOFarrell
"Apareix un poema quan una ansietat troba una tècnica”🎯
#LawrenceDurrell
#LawrenceDurrell
February 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"Apareix un poema quan una ansietat troba una tècnica”🎯
#LawrenceDurrell
#LawrenceDurrell
"I don’t believe one reads to escape reality. A person reads to confirm a reality he knows is there, but which he has not experienced."
✒ British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer #LawrenceDurrell passed away #OTD 7 November 1990. #Poetry #Theatre #Literature
✒ British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer #LawrenceDurrell passed away #OTD 7 November 1990. #Poetry #Theatre #Literature
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"I don’t believe one reads to escape reality. A person reads to confirm a reality he knows is there, but which he has not experienced."
✒ British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer #LawrenceDurrell passed away #OTD 7 November 1990. #Poetry #Theatre #Literature
✒ British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer #LawrenceDurrell passed away #OTD 7 November 1990. #Poetry #Theatre #Literature
“For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential — the imagination.” #LawrenceDurrell –
#Artists #writingcommunity
#Artists #writingcommunity
May 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
“For us artists there waits the joyous compromise through art with all that wounded or defeated us in daily life; in this way, not to evade destiny, as the ordinary people try to do, but to fulfil it in its true potential — the imagination.” #LawrenceDurrell –
#Artists #writingcommunity
#Artists #writingcommunity
‘Each day is a brilliant improvisation with full orchestra - the light on the sea, the foliage, the stabbing cypresses, the silver spindrift olives…’
Sadly, I can’t afford a Greek island holiday this year; but I’m there in my head 🇬🇷
#LawrenceDurrell #SummerReading #NowReading 💙📚
Sadly, I can’t afford a Greek island holiday this year; but I’m there in my head 🇬🇷
#LawrenceDurrell #SummerReading #NowReading 💙📚
August 11, 2024 at 5:20 PM
‘Each day is a brilliant improvisation with full orchestra - the light on the sea, the foliage, the stabbing cypresses, the silver spindrift olives…’
Sadly, I can’t afford a Greek island holiday this year; but I’m there in my head 🇬🇷
#LawrenceDurrell #SummerReading #NowReading 💙📚
Sadly, I can’t afford a Greek island holiday this year; but I’m there in my head 🇬🇷
#LawrenceDurrell #SummerReading #NowReading 💙📚
“Suddenly one day you awake and realize with complete certainty that ninety-five per cent of the activities of the human race─to which you supposed you belonged─have no relevance whatsoever for you.”
Lawrence Durrell – Prospero’s Cell.
#lawrencedurrell
Lawrence Durrell – Prospero’s Cell.
#lawrencedurrell
June 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Suddenly one day you awake and realize with complete certainty that ninety-five per cent of the activities of the human race─to which you supposed you belonged─have no relevance whatsoever for you.”
Lawrence Durrell – Prospero’s Cell.
#lawrencedurrell
Lawrence Durrell – Prospero’s Cell.
#lawrencedurrell
#Corfu — Nov 2022.
“Somewhere between Calabria and Corfu the blue really begins” — #LawrenceDurrell, Prospero’s Cell.
I loved it there and kept extending my stay. One month became three, and could happily have been many more. Those colours every day; God, I miss it.
“Somewhere between Calabria and Corfu the blue really begins” — #LawrenceDurrell, Prospero’s Cell.
I loved it there and kept extending my stay. One month became three, and could happily have been many more. Those colours every day; God, I miss it.
October 20, 2024 at 10:29 AM
#Corfu — Nov 2022.
“Somewhere between Calabria and Corfu the blue really begins” — #LawrenceDurrell, Prospero’s Cell.
I loved it there and kept extending my stay. One month became three, and could happily have been many more. Those colours every day; God, I miss it.
“Somewhere between Calabria and Corfu the blue really begins” — #LawrenceDurrell, Prospero’s Cell.
I loved it there and kept extending my stay. One month became three, and could happily have been many more. Those colours every day; God, I miss it.
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#booksky #reading #airtravel #lawrencedurrell #mountolive #alexandriaquartet #lax #kauai #horses #horseracing #handicapping #longshots #thoroughbreds #parxracing #ellispark #presqueisle #mountaineer #mountaineerpark
#booksky #reading #airtravel #lawrencedurrell #mountolive #alexandriaquartet #lax #kauai #horses #horseracing #handicapping #longshots #thoroughbreds #parxracing #ellispark #presqueisle #mountaineer #mountaineerpark
First Post: Monday, August 17, 2026
Reading >>>>>> rawdogging A jumbo jet airplane is not nearly as quiet as a library; nonetheless, the conditions for long, absorbed, uninterrupted stretches of high-intensity readi…
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August 17, 2026 at 11:34 PM
His library, now split between Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) and l'Universite Paris X Nanterre, has been cataloged on LibraryThing as one of our Legacy Libraries. What books do you share with Durrell? www.librarything.com/profile/Lawr...
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February 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
His library, now split between Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) and l'Universite Paris X Nanterre, has been cataloged on LibraryThing as one of our Legacy Libraries. What books do you share with Durrell? www.librarything.com/profile/Lawr...
Picked up Mountolive today to complete the paperback set. These things make me happy #bookcollecting #lawrencedurrell
September 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Picked up Mountolive today to complete the paperback set. These things make me happy #bookcollecting #lawrencedurrell
“Each of our five senses contains an art.”
#LawrenceDurrell
#LawrenceDurrell
April 19, 2024 at 6:00 AM
“Each of our five senses contains an art.”
#LawrenceDurrell
#LawrenceDurrell
"Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened."
Poems: mypoeticside.com/poets/lawren...
✒ #LawrenceDurrell, expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, was #BOTD 27 February 1912. #Poetry #Literature #Theatre
Poems: mypoeticside.com/poets/lawren...
✒ #LawrenceDurrell, expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, was #BOTD 27 February 1912. #Poetry #Literature #Theatre
February 27, 2026 at 5:57 AM
"Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened."
Poems: mypoeticside.com/poets/lawren...
✒ #LawrenceDurrell, expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, was #BOTD 27 February 1912. #Poetry #Literature #Theatre
Poems: mypoeticside.com/poets/lawren...
✒ #LawrenceDurrell, expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, was #BOTD 27 February 1912. #Poetry #Literature #Theatre
The sun was back in the garden so I read more of #LawrenceDurrell 'Reflections On A Marine Venus' (today's best line "Two tortoises walked about with a blameless clockwork air"). Found Olivia for a quid in the charity shop; roasted some of Mrs H's allotment tomatoes for tea
September 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The sun was back in the garden so I read more of #LawrenceDurrell 'Reflections On A Marine Venus' (today's best line "Two tortoises walked about with a blameless clockwork air"). Found Olivia for a quid in the charity shop; roasted some of Mrs H's allotment tomatoes for tea
"Hiçbir şey hatırlamıyor, her şeyi unutuyordu...Neredeyse Türklere özgü bir bellek kaybı."
#Justine #AlexandriaQuartet
#İskenderiyeDörtlüsü
#LawrenceDurrell
#Justine #AlexandriaQuartet
#İskenderiyeDörtlüsü
#LawrenceDurrell
November 19, 2024 at 11:50 PM
"Hiçbir şey hatırlamıyor, her şeyi unutuyordu...Neredeyse Türklere özgü bir bellek kaybı."
#Justine #AlexandriaQuartet
#İskenderiyeDörtlüsü
#LawrenceDurrell
#Justine #AlexandriaQuartet
#İskenderiyeDörtlüsü
#LawrenceDurrell
“Science is the poetry of the intellect and poetry the science of the heart's affections.”
#LawrenceDurrell
#LawrenceDurrell
April 17, 2024 at 6:00 AM
“Science is the poetry of the intellect and poetry the science of the heart's affections.”
#LawrenceDurrell
#LawrenceDurrell
A postcard of Sherif Pasha Street (now Salah Salem) in Alexandria, Egypt, early 20th century.
Source: levantineheritage.com/alexandria.htm
#egypt #lawrencedurrell #alexandriaquartet
Source: levantineheritage.com/alexandria.htm
#egypt #lawrencedurrell #alexandriaquartet
May 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A postcard of Sherif Pasha Street (now Salah Salem) in Alexandria, Egypt, early 20th century.
Source: levantineheritage.com/alexandria.htm
#egypt #lawrencedurrell #alexandriaquartet
Source: levantineheritage.com/alexandria.htm
#egypt #lawrencedurrell #alexandriaquartet
📚 The #books of my life...
#AndrewMotion: ‘ #WilfredOwen became a kind of sacred text for me’
The former #poetlaureate on growing up with #LawrenceDurrell, rereading #HenryJames and getting to grips with the genius of #AlexanderPope
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
#AndrewMotion: ‘ #WilfredOwen became a kind of sacred text for me’
The former #poetlaureate on growing up with #LawrenceDurrell, rereading #HenryJames and getting to grips with the genius of #AlexanderPope
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
Andrew Motion: ‘Wilfred Owen became a kind of sacred text for me’
The former poet laureate on growing up with Lawrence Durrell, rereading Henry James and getting to grips with the genius of Alexander Pope
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2026 at 12:47 PM
📚 The #books of my life...
#AndrewMotion: ‘ #WilfredOwen became a kind of sacred text for me’
The former #poetlaureate on growing up with #LawrenceDurrell, rereading #HenryJames and getting to grips with the genius of #AlexanderPope
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
#AndrewMotion: ‘ #WilfredOwen became a kind of sacred text for me’
The former #poetlaureate on growing up with #LawrenceDurrell, rereading #HenryJames and getting to grips with the genius of #AlexanderPope
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
"Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lawren...
✒ #LawrenceDurrell, expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, was #BOTD 27 February 1912. #Poetry #Literature #Theatre
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lawren...
✒ #LawrenceDurrell, expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, was #BOTD 27 February 1912. #Poetry #Literature #Theatre
February 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened."
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lawren...
✒ #LawrenceDurrell, expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, was #BOTD 27 February 1912. #Poetry #Literature #Theatre
Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lawren...
✒ #LawrenceDurrell, expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, was #BOTD 27 February 1912. #Poetry #Literature #Theatre
I mean the whole thing with Justine, Nessim, and Darley was pretty carnal, and that took place in Alexandria. #lawrencedurrell #wrongalexandria
September 8, 2023 at 3:50 PM
I mean the whole thing with Justine, Nessim, and Darley was pretty carnal, and that took place in Alexandria. #lawrencedurrell #wrongalexandria
Dans ma série Faut-il relire...? dans @ledevoir.com, j'explore la vie et l'œuvre de #LawrenceDurrell, un auteur qui est loin de se résumer à son roman le plus connu, Le Quatuor d'Alexandrie.
Faut-il relire… Lawrence Durrell ?
Écrivain de l’ailleurs et de l’amour, il a fait de son existence le plus fabuleux des récits de voyage.
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February 28, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Dans ma série Faut-il relire...? dans @ledevoir.com, j'explore la vie et l'œuvre de #LawrenceDurrell, un auteur qui est loin de se résumer à son roman le plus connu, Le Quatuor d'Alexandrie.
Le portrait d'une ville qui n'existe pas, sauf dans #Justine, #Balthazar, #Mountolive & #Clea du "Quatuor d’#Alexandrie" de #LawrenceDurrell (1912-1990)
Chez #MathiasEnard via #FranceCulture
Chez #MathiasEnard via #FranceCulture
"Le Quatuor d’Alexandrie" de Lawrence Durrell : épisode du podcast Les romans qui ont changé le...
AUDIO : "Le Quatuor d’Alexandrie" de Lawrence Durrell. Les romans qui ont changé le monde est une série inédite proposée par France Culture. Écoutez gratuitement en ligne ce podcast et parcour...
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August 23, 2023 at 3:55 AM
Le portrait d'une ville qui n'existe pas, sauf dans #Justine, #Balthazar, #Mountolive & #Clea du "Quatuor d’#Alexandrie" de #LawrenceDurrell (1912-1990)
Chez #MathiasEnard via #FranceCulture
Chez #MathiasEnard via #FranceCulture
Died #otd Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990), Biographer, 35 years ago today #LawrenceDurrelllife story...
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Died #otd Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990), Biographer, 35 years ago today #LawrenceDurrelllife story...