Prospero's Cell av Lawrence Durrell

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<p><b>Lose yourself in this glorious memoir of the island jewel of Corfu by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of <i>The Durrells in Corfu.</i></b><br><br><b>''In its gem-like miniature quality, among the best books ever written.''</b><i>New York Times</i><br><br>In his youth, before he became a celebrated writer and poet, Lawrence Durrell spent four transformative years on the island jewel of Corfu, fascinated by the idyllic natural beauty and blood-stained ancient history within its rocky shores.<br><br>While his brother Gerald collected animals as a budding naturalist - later fictionalised in <i>My Family and Other Animals </i>and filmed as <i>The Durrells in Corfu </i>- Lawrence fished, drank and befriended the local villagers.<br><br>After World War II catapulted him back into a turmoiled world, Durrell never forgot the wonders of Corfu. <i>Prospero''s Cell </i>is his magical evocation of the blazing Aegean landscape, brimming with memories of the places and pe