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„Küprose kibedad sidrunid” on Inglise kirjaniku ja rännumehe Lawrence Durrelli tuntuim teos Vahemere saartele pühendatud raamatute sarjast. 1957. aastal ilmunud raamatut peetakse tänaseni parimaks Küprost tutvustavaks kirjandusteoseks. Autor veetis suurema osa oma elust Vahemere saartel või selle äärsetes linnades ja omandas põhjalikud teadmised piirkonnast, selle kultuurist, ajaloost ja kaasajast. Käesolev raamat tugineb paljuski autori isiklikele kogemustele, kes 1953–1956 elas Küprosel. Teos...

„Balthazar” on Lawrence Durrelli neljaköitelise romaani „Aleksandria kvartett” teine köide, mille tegevuspaik on Teise maailmasõja eelne Aleksandria Egiptuses. Autor toob taas lugeja ette Vahemere idaosa möödunud sajandi alguse kosmopoliitse ja värvikireva õhustiku. Nüüd avaneb meile minategelase, tema armukeste, sõprade ja tuttavate traagiline lugu teisest vaatepunktist. Nimelt on esimese romaani minategelase käsikirjale lisanud oma kommentaariumi tegelane nimega Balthazar, homoseksuaalist arst...

Ühest 1945. aasta kevadisest pärastlõunast saadik, kui karge tormine meri äratab Lawrence Durrelli justkui uuesti ellu pärast pikki Kreekast eemal viibitud aastaid, ahmib ta sisse saareelu rõõme, kohtub külaelanikega, töötab ajalehetoimetuses, leiab uusi sõpru ning tühjendab veini- ja mastika-pudeleid, mõtiskledes mineviku, sõja ja oleviku üle. Vahemere saaga kolmandas raamatus pöörab Durrell pilgu Rhodosele. Ta liigub minevikust tänapäeva ja tagasi, et kujutada vaimukalt ja arusaamisega...

Korfu, peaaegu tuhande aasta pikkuse idüllilise, ent samas verise ajalooga Joonia mere saar, on Lawrence Durrelli näol endale täiusliku kroonikakirjutaja leidnud. Durrell on kirjanik, keda iseloomustab poeedile omane tundlikkus, kes on üdini humanist, inimloomuse märkamisel terava pilguga ja kelle suhtumist möödunud aegadesse iseloomustab õpetlasele omane aukartlikkus. Autor annab saarel valitsevat atmosfääri edasi emotsionaalselt ja võimsate pintslitõmmetega, tekitades lugejal soovi saare poole...

Leila oli ta pahupidi pööranud, nagu tõstetakse üles vana kohver, lüües selles kõik segamini. Ta kahtlustas, et pole muud kui võltspaatoslik verisulis nooruk, kellel pole mingeid jõuvarusid. Otsekui vihaga sai ta aru, et nüüd oli tal lõpuks käes midagi, mille eest ta võiks surra, miski, mille tooruses oli tiivuline teade, mis läbistas teda teadvuse põhjani. Isegi pimedas tundis ta end punastavat. See oli absurdne. Armastada oli absurdne, nagu oleks keegi ta kaminasimsilt maha virutanud. ...

Tol aastal oli tavalisest rohkem apelsine. Need kumasid läikivroheliste lehtede vahel toestikes nagu laternad ja hubisesid kõrgel päikest täis metsade vahel. Nad oleksid nagu tahtnud pühitseda meie lahkumist väikeselt saarelt, sest lõpuks oli Nessimilt saabunud kauaoodatud teade justkui kutse tagasi allmaailma. Teade pidi mind vastupandamatult viima linna, mis nagu ikka hõljus illusiooni ja tegelikkuse piiril, substantsi ja luulekujundite vahel, mis mul alati tekkisid selle nime kuuldes....

Cyprus, 1953. As the island fights for independence from British colonial rule, ancient conflicts between Turkish and Greek Cypriots trouble the glittering Mediterranean waters. Into the brewing political storm enters Lawrence Durrell, yearning for the idyllic island lifestyle of his youth in Corfu. He settles into a dilapidated villa, and with his poet's eye for beauty - and passable Greek - vividly captures the moods and atmospheres of island life in a changing world. Whether collecting...

Rediscover one of the twentieth century's greatest romances: this seductive tale of four tangled lovers in wartime Egypt, introduced by Andre Aciman (Call Me By Your Name and Find Me), is 'wonderful' (Elif Shafak) I remembered Justine saying harshly as she lay in bed: 'We use each other like axes to cut down the ones we really love'. Alexandria: the great winepress of love. Trams, palm trees, and watermelon stalls lie honey-bathed in sunlight; in darkened bedrooms,...

Lose yourself in the thrilling political intrigue and tangled love affairs of wartime Egypt in Durrell's epic modern classic, introduced by bestselling author Elif Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love). An expat schoolteacher has spent years in exile reflecting on his turmoiled love affair with Justine, a glamorous Egyptian wife. Returning to wartime Alexandria, he finds that his old friends have suffered dramatic changes of body, mind, and fortune - and someone whom he has never really known...

Lose yourself in the thrilling political intrigue and tangled love affairs of wartime Egypt: Durrell’s epic modern classic, introduced by William Boyd (bestselling author of Any Human Heart and Restless). David Mountolive, a young English diplomat, has been obsessed with Egypt ever since a youthful love affair. Returning to Alexandria as British Ambassador just before World War Two, he unravels an intricate political and religious conspiracy – one that connects a web of wildly different...

Lose yourself in the thrilling political intrigue and tangled love affairs of wartime Egypt: Durrell’s epic modern classic, introduced by Alaa Al Aswany (bestselling author of The Yacoubian Building). Every interpretation of reality is based upon a unique position … As the threat of world war looms over the city of Alexandria, an exiled Anglo-Irish schoolteacher unravels his erotic obsession with two women: Melissa, a fragile dancer, and Justine, a glamorous married Egyptian woman. Through...

A group of English tourists have come ashore from their cruise ship to explore the island of Crete. This motley crew - including a painter, spiritualist, spinster, soldier, convalescent, and elderly couple - are holidaying to seek respite from a broken post-war world. But their journey reaches a disastrous climax when they visit a cave reputed to be the legendary labyrinth of the minotaur, and become trapped within … Set in the glorious Mediterranean landscapes which Lawrence Durrell so...

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 of John le Carre. 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...

Felix Charlock is a world-famous inventor. His scientific genius draws him into the web of a sinister multinational corporation called Merlin who recruit him for their own ends. When Felix is married into this wealthy family, 'The Firm' sets him an impossible project, demanding that he reinvents his former lover as a living, breathing replica. But creating this perfect robot facsimile heralds a new era of destruction, threatening not only Felix's sanity, but his very existence… ...