Irish Faustus

by Lawrence Durrell

FIRST EDITION. Faber and Faber, London, 1963. Octavo, 91 pp. Reddish-brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. NEAR FINE with light toning to pages due to high acidic content in the paper, and some slight sun-bleaching or discoloration to the cloth at extreme upper edges of front and rear boards; in NEAR FINE (price-clipped) dust jacket that is fresh and bright, with just a few nicks and tiny tears to upper edges of front and rear panels. Considered uncommon or scarce.

Genres: Plays

Paperback

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

Lawrence George Durrell was a critically hailed and beloved novelist, poet, humorist, and travel writer best known for The Alexandria Quartet novels, which were ranked by the Modern Library as among the greatest works of English literature in the twentieth century. A passionate and dedicated writer from an early age, Durrell’s prolific career also included the groundbreaking Avignon Quintet, whose first novel, Monsieur (1974), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and whose third novel, Constance (1982), was nominated for the Booker Prize. He also penned the celebrated travel memoir Bitter Lemons of Cyprus (1957), which won the Duff Cooper Prize. Durrell corresponded with author Henry Miller for forty-five years, and Miller influenced much of his early work, including a provocative and controversial novel, The Black Book (1938). Durrell died in France in 1990.

The time Lawrence spent with his family, mother Louisa, siblings Leslie, Margaret Durrell, and Gerald Durrell, on the island of Corfu were the subject of Gerald's memoirs and have been filmed numerous times for TV.

Reviews

[Sofia]

This was a totally random pick that I found on a library shelf, but I'm glad I read it.
The story of Faustus, but make it Irish AND written by Lawrence Durrell? I'm sold (& entertained throughout)!