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3 Ratings

2.7

Series

3 of 18

Duration
11H 33min
Language
English
Format
Category

Classics

‘Mountolive who had already found the open sesame of language ready to hand, suddenly began to feel himself really penetrating a foreign country...’ In Mountolive, the third volume in Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet, the events surrounding the interwoven community of Nessim, Justine, Narouz, Pursewarden and the other major characters are given a very different perspective. The intrigues and complex relationships are seen through the political prism of a world plunging towards war. David Mountolive, once emotionally involved with Nessim’s set, now returns to Egypt as the British ambassador…

© 2021 Naxos Audiobooks (Audiobook): 9781781983881

Release date

Audiobook: August 1, 2021

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