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Prospero's Cell: Guide to the Landscape and Manners of the Island of Corfu (Paperback)

by Lawrence Durrell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber; New edition edition (3 July 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571201652
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571201655
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 46,110 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This work explores the Greek island of Corfu, evoking the sunshine landscape and blue skies of the Aegean.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A small classic!, 23 April 2007
By David Lundberg "author of OLYMPIC WANDERING: ... (Greensboro, NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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I've lost track of how many times I've read "Prospero's Cell." Durrell's use of metaphor and simile is at times brilliant; it is always interesting. Every time I return to "Prospero," I become Durrell's companion, walking the cobblestone streets, swimming in aquarium-clear waters, treading grapes. He has the finest understanding of Greek character I've ever seen in a non-Greek. His honest respect and affection are so real. The books of he and his brother Gerald ignited the mid-twentieth century tourist boom to Greece. Deservedly so!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Leisurely Musings, 3 Feb 2010
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'A portrait inexact in detail, containing bright splinters of landscape, written out roughly, as if to get rid of something which was troubling the optic nerve.'
This is a quote from Prospero's Cell, a prediction from one of Durrel's friends as to how a book about Corfu would be if Durrel were to write it. The prediction was true. Prospero's Cell is languid, beautiful, informative (though never at the expense of style) and graceful. The seven chapters describing Corfu (the epilogue is in Alexandria)are each dedicated to an aspect of the island and its people, whether it is the island saint, the local theatre, or the gathering in of the grapes. The characters (non-fictional) are distinctive and three dimensional, but it is Durrels beloved isle that really catches your attention and holds it.
The form is conventional, and Durrel's classical education is evident throughout, both in his references and in his own character. However the language is startling and engrossing, effortlessly interesting and original, with a freshness which may be the result of hard work but does not seem at all laboured. There is something very unusual in the way he puts words together and the ways he constructs sentences, some of which are even better if you read them a second or a third time. His indolent charm seeps into every letter of every page, and even in the 'History and Conjecture' chapter his writing in meditative, almost soporific. He is purposefully honest, hating cliche, and though very poetic also clear-eyed. He is the most sensual writer I have ever read.
All in all I would definitely recommend this book , especially as an introduction to Durrel and his writing.
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