{"product_id":"clea-9780140153224","title":"Clea","description":"The magnificent final volume of one of the most widely acclaimed fictional masterpieces of the postwar era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Few books have been awaited as eagerly as \u003ci\u003eClea\u003c\/i\u003e, the sensuous and electrically suspenseful novel that resolves the enigmas of the Alexandria Quartet. Some years and one world war was after his bizarre liaisons with Melissa and Justine, the Irish  migr  Darley becomes enmeshed with the bisexual artist Clea. That affair not only changes the lovers, it transforms the dead as well, revealing new layers of duplicity and desire, perversity and pathos in Lawrence Durrell's masterly construction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A massive, marvelously concrete, deeply felt statement of faith. . . . His style glows with the mineral deposits of many cultures. One of the most important works of our time has come to an end.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eClea\u003c\/i\u003e rounds out the tetralogy with grace, beauty, and stunning impact. . . . This rich, exciting fare is Durrell's finest writing style, a manner of writing few living authors can equal. . . . A magnificent achievement.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Detriot News\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The reader is carried along on a current of superbly accomplished prose, as flexible and colorful as that of any contemporary writer. . . . What Durrell has given us is well worth having.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140153224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77h x 5.11w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2009 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lawrence Durrell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132780806325,"sku":"9780140153224","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0d1cadc8-5ea0-423f-b451-a681f84dd126.jpg?v=1695134065","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/clea-9780140153224","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}