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100 1  Durrell, Lawrence. 
245 10 Bitter lemons. 
250    [1st American ed.]. 
260    New York,|bDutton|c[©1957] 
300    256 pages|billustrations|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 0  A Dutton paperback 
504    Includes bibliographical references (page 253) and index. 
505 0  Towards an eastern landfill -- A geography lesson -- 
       Voices at the tavern door -- How to buy a house -- The 
       tree of idleness -- The swallows gather -- A telling of 
       omens -- The winds of promise -- The satrap -- Point of no
       return -- The feast of unreason -- The vanishing landmarks
       -- A pocketful of sand -- 'Bitter lemons'. 
520    With the publication of Justine Lawrence Durrell became, 
       almost overnight, one of the most talked about, widely 
       acclaimed novelists of the decade. Now, in Bitter Lemons, 
       his focus has shifted from the world of his imagination to
       life itself. Writing in the exquisite poetic prose that 
       critics have hailed as unequalled in contemporary 
       literature, he tells the perceptive, often humorous story 
       of his experiences on the island of Cyprus -- first as a 
       visitor, then as a householder and teacher and finally as 
       Press Advisor to a government on the verge of revolution. 
       Partly because of his ability to speak fluent Greek, but 
       mainly because of his rare understanding of the people of 
       Cyprus, Durrell found a ready welcome in the little 
       village where he chose to settle. His portrayal of the 
       warm, friendly people among whom he made his home is but 
       one of this book's many delights. There are vivid pictures
       of the villages on their ways of life, the ancient 
       edifices, the flowers, mountains and sea, the sunlight 
       that gave the island its unique, peaceful quality. There 
       are, too, hilarious descriptions of the problems of buying
       a house and teaching English in the local high school, 
       where all the girls fell in love with Durrell and showered
       him with presents of roses, poems and even a special kind 
       of meatball. Gradually, however, life on the sunny island 
       was darkened by political turmoil which exploded into a 
       revolution when Cypriots, crying for union with Greece, 
       rose up against the British. Durrell movingly recounts the
       slow deterioration of the political situation and the part
       he tried to play in helping both sides to understand each 
       other. Finally forced to admit defeat, he resigned from 
       the post he had held for two years as Press Officer and 
       left the island. 
600 10 Durrell, Lawrence|xTravel|zCyprus. 
600 17 Durrell, Lawrence.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00037734 
650  7 Manners and customs.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01007815 
650  7 Travel.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01155558 
651  0 Cyprus|xDescription and travel. 
651  0 Cyprus|xSocial life and customs. 
651  7 Cyprus.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205213 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919894 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 
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