Durrell, Lawrence
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Lawrence George Durrell was born Feb. 27, 1912 in Julundur, India; the son of British parents, he grew up in India and spent his young adult years in England; he held many odd jobs such as jazz pianist, automobile racer, real estate agent, instructor, and press attaché; moved to France and became a full time writer in 1957; of his various publications, Durrell is best known for the Alexandria quartet, a tetralogy with titles, Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea which appeared between 1957 and 1960; died Nov. 7, 1990.
From the guide to the Lawrence Durrell Papers, 1934-1966, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| referencedIn | John Cushman Associates Records, 1965-1978 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Lawrence Durrell Papers, 1934-1966 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Chimera papers, (1943-1959) | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Gombos, Edith. Papers, 1960-1979 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | New Yorker records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Tambimuttu Archive, 1936-1989 | Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Curtis Brown, Ltd. Records, 1914-2006. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Gerald Sykes Papers, ca. 1921-1984 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library) poetry readings, 1931- (ongoing). | Woodberry Poetry Room, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Marguerite Yourcenar additional papers, 1842-1996. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Michael and Barbara Foster papers regarding Alexandra David-Neel, 1977-1991 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Donald and Katharine Foley Collection of Penguin Books, post 1965 | Bancroft Library | |
| referencedIn | Giles Cooper Papers, ca.1945-1984 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Henry Miller, 193_-1954, 193-? | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | John Eugene Unterecker Papers, 1961-1987 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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| correspondedWith | Yourcenar, Marguerite. | person |
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