Prospero's Cell

<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 people that changed him forever.<br><br><b>'Cannot be bettered ... A classic ... His words still evoke the magical qualities of the island.' </b><i>Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'Some writers reinvent their language; others the world. Durrell did both.'</b> André Aciman <br><br><b>'Invades the reader's every sense ... Remarkable.'</b> Victoria Hislop <br><br><b>'These days I am admiring and re-admiring Lawrence Durrell.' </b>Elif Shafak<br><br><b>'Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.' </b>Richard Holmes <b></b><br><b></b><br><b>'Corfu could not have found a fitter chronicler.</b><b>'</b> <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'A charming idyll ... Delightful.' </b><i>Sunday Times</i> <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 people that changed him forever.<br><br><b>'Cannot be bettered ... A classic ... His words still evoke the magical qualities of the island.' </b><i>Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'Some writers reinvent their language; others the world. Durrell did both.'</b> André Aciman <br><br><b>'Invades the reader's every sense ... Remarkable.'</b> Victoria Hislop <br><br><b>'These days I am admiring and re-admiring Lawrence Durrell.' </b>Elif Shafak<br><br><b>'Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.' </b>Richard Holmes <b></b><br><b></b><br><b>'Corfu could not have found a fitter chronicler.</b><b>'</b> <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'A charming idyll ... Delightful.' </b><i>Sunday Times</i>