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020 _a9780140153217
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050 _aPR6007.U76
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100 1 _aLawrence Durrell
245 1 _aThe Alexandria Quartet
260 _bPenguin
300 _a256 pages
520 _aBalthazar, is the second volume of Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet, set in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1940s. The events of each lush and sensuous novel are seen through the eyes of the central character L.G. Darley, who observes the interactions of his lovers, friends, and acquaintances. Balthazar, named for Darley's friend, a doctor and mystic, interprets Darley's views from a philosophical and intellectual viewpoint.
650 _aErotica
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