Corfu Greece - The Alexandria Quartet

Anglo-Irish novelist, poet, translator, travel writer, and dramatist Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990) was born in India but lived in and celebrated the Mediterranean world. In 1935, Durrell moved his family to Corfu to live more economically and escape the English winter. Life in Greece was a revelation; while in Corfu, he wrote a plan for The Book of the Dead, a forerunner to what may be his greatest literary accomplishment, The Alexandria Quartet. The experimental tetralogy of mystery, love, and espionage explores memory and knowledge, contrasting in its story the love affair of a young writer with the recollections of other people. Discussion Leader(s): Richard Pine, founder of the Durrell school, is a leading expert on modern Irish culture and literature and Irelands connections to the eastern worlds. He is the author of the definitive critical work on Lawrence Durrell, Lawrence Durrell: The Mindscape (revised second edition 2005). Richard now lives full-time on Corfu. Advertisement: Location: Corfu, Greece, Greek Islands Date(s): October 310, 2009 Fees: Price: $2900 Cdn Single Supplement: $400 Cdn Fee includes books, accommodation, two meals a day, discussions, walking tours, talks, excursions, admissions and day trip to Albania. Non Refundable Deposit: $500 CDN due at registration Accomodations: Hotel Konstantinopoulis, 7 nights Advertisement: