Forgetting a Revolutionary: Lawrence Durrell at 100
This year, Lawrence Durrell is or would have been 100. Tim Marlow sleeps beneath a shelf above his bed which holds his collection of first editions of Durrell's novels. Why?
This year Lawrence Durrell is or would have been 100. Tim Marlow sleeps beneath a special shelf above his bed which holds his collection of first editions of Durrell. He is a devotee. What does Durrell and those bright covered novels of The Alexandria Quartet once read by every open-minded reader mean today? Can his reputation extend beyond his surviving fans and the occasional leftovers of scandal? Should new readers pick him up, what would they find? With archive recordings and new interviews a reassessment of a revolutionary writer in danger of being forgotten. Producer: Tim Dee.
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- Thu 3 Jan 2013 11:30麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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