Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1957) Winner
Lawrence George Durrell
ローレンス・ジョージ・ダレル
Rōrensu Jōji Dureru
Pen Names:
Charles Norden（Pen name used for the novel Panic Spring）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1912-02-27 （Jalandhar）
- Died
- 1990-11-07 （Sommières） age 78
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Corfu → Alexandria → Rhodes → Cyprus → Sommières
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, playwright, travel writer, diplomat
- Active Years
- 1931-1990
- Affiliations
- British Council, British Foreign Service
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Henry Miller, T. S. Eliot, George Seferis
- Influenced
- Gerald Durrell
- Nominations
- Booker Prize nomination (Constance, or Solitary Practices)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling | — | — | — | — | India |
St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling
Country:
India
Early school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Monsieur, or the Prince of Darkness | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1957 | Duff Cooper Prize | Bitter Lemons | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | CBE | — | — | British monarch | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1974
Work:
Monsieur, or the Prince of Darkness
Result:
受賞
Duff Cooper Prize
1957
Work:
Bitter Lemons
Result:
受賞
CBE
Organization:
British monarch
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (1974) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Alexandria Quartet
1957 NovelA series of four novels set in Alexandria, Egypt, before and during World War II, employing relativistic narrative techniques.
lovepoliticscity
Adaptations
- [Film] Justine (1969)
Bibliography
- Pied Piper of Lovers (1935)
- Panic Spring (1937)
- The Black Book (1938)
- Prospero's Cell (1945)
- Bitter Lemons (1957)
Translations by Author
- Translations of George Seferis's poetry
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- rich stylerelativistic narrativesensual descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Mediterraneaneroticismcities as characters
Health
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Emphysema晩年Long-term smoking-related condition
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Stroke1990年Cause of death
Legacy
One of the most celebrated 20th-century British novelists, famous for The Alexandria Quartet. Known for cosmopolitan outlook.
Archives
- Lawrence Durrell Collection (British Library)
In Popular Culture
- Mentioned in brother Gerald Durrell's memoirs
Trivia
- Elder brother of naturalist Gerald Durrell
- Hated England and moved to Corfu
- Married four times