The Alexandria Quartet - A four-volume masterwork exploring multiple perspectives of interwar Alexandria through the lives of a group of expatriates and locals. - Justine - A teacher and aspiring writer becomes entangled with a wealthy Egyptian Jewish woman in pre-war Alexandria. - Balthazar - The same events are retold through different perspectives, revealing new layers of truth and deception. - Mountolive - A British diplomat's story provides political context to the previous narratives. - Clea - The series concludes in post-war Alexandria as the characters face their final transformations.

The Avignon Quintet - Five interconnected novels set primarily in Provence, exploring themes of love, mysticism, and the nature of reality. - Monsieur - A tale of secret societies and mysticism in southern France. - Livia - The story of a doomed love affair in pre-war Provence. - Constance - A psychoanalyst's journey through love and loss. - Sebastian - An exploration of religious and occult themes through multiple narratives. - Quinx - The final volume drawing together the threads of mysticism and reality.

EARLY WORKS Pied Piper of Lovers - A semi-autobiographical first novel about an Anglo-Indian boy's experiences in England. Panic Spring - A novel about expatriates on a Greek island. The Black Book - An experimental work following the lives of residents in a London boarding house.

TRAVEL WRITING Bitter Lemons - A memoir of Durrell's time in Cyprus during the independence movement.

LATER WORKS The Revolt of Aphrodite - A two-volume work examining technological society through a blend of science fiction and mythology.

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