The International Lawrence Durrell Society

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FROMT HEF ORMER Societyi ntot he future.T he 7) Showa vailabilitoyf LD's PRESIDENT first is the formationo f an ad works,a s well as printh istories hocw eb pagec ommitteet hat of variousw orks. AnnaL illios hasb eenb rainstorminidge as for our Societyw eb paget his 8) Offero nlinea ccesst o LD's A fall. A few yearsa go,w henI was The membersin clude works,s upplyinga s manyp ivotal JamesD eckerJ, amesG ifford, quotationass fair-usela wsw ill writinga n articleo n Lawrence DonaldK aczvinskyJ,o nathan permitT. hism ateriacl ouldb e Durrell'sv iewo f whatm akes on PearmanC, harlesS ligh,G reg a sitet hat'sd ownloadablteo a GreeceG REECE,I came Dicksona s webmastera,n d CD.A CD coulda lsoi nclude acrossa passagei n Spirito f myselfa s editorS. omeo f the scholarsta lkinga boutL D. Place,w hichy ou all may recall. ideast hatw e arec onsiderino Durrells ayst hat if you transport aret he following: 9) Provideli nkst o scholarly non-Greektso the Greek articleso n LD'sw orks,p erhaps islandsa, ddb rillianst unlight, 1)A dd morei mages, on a fee basis. blues eas,a nd a few olivet rees includingp hotographasn d for goodm easuret,h e non- even Durrell'sa rtwork. Pleases endm e any Greekw ouldb egint o takeo n commentso r suggestionyso u Greekc haracteristics,u ch as 2) Createa sitet hatw ould havea bouto ura mbitiousp lans. "tirelessc uriositys, ensuality, focuso n Durreliln the We area lsos eekingo ut anda passionatdee siret o classrooma nd offerm aterials. volunteerasn dw ouldw elcome conceptualizteh ings perhapsa n archiveo f anyh elpt hati s offered. metaphysicallyI.n" C orful ast electronitce xts,i magesm, aps, I'da lsol iket o remindy out hat July,t hoseo f us fortunate syllabif,i rsthanda ccountso f the DiscussioGn roupi s still enought o be ablet o attend teachings trategies, operatingb,u tu ndera new OMG Xl hada chancet o test introductiontso works,e tc. address: out LD'st heorya nds eei f the . spirito f the places tillw orkedi ts 3) Beginw orko n a full- Pleases endm essagetso that magic.F romm y perspectivaes scaleb ibliographiyn,c luding addressl.f you'dl iket o subscribe co-chaior f the conferenceI, primarya nds econdary to theg roup,y ouc anw ritem e at thinkt he conferencwe asa materialsw, ithc ommentaroyr . greats uccess--thantkos t hose abstractisf permissioins The secondp rojecto n which of youw hoa ttendeda ndt hose granted. I'mw orkingw, hichi s a direct of you who workeds o hard on resulto f the OMGX l conference, the arrangementAs. s pecial 4) Linku p to various is a collectiono f essaysth at thankss houldg o outt o the directorieasn do thera uthor focuso n Durreliln the Greek lonianU niversityP, rofessor webp agesr elevantto LD. World.I 'mg atheringto gether PanosK aragiorgosa,n dM ayor articlesa ndm emoirsth ato ffer ChrysanthoSsa rlisf or hosting 5)Add morel ibrary newp erspectiveosn the topic us ands howingu s Greek collectionasn da s muchd etail andw ills endt he volume philoxenia. outt o on holdingsa s theyw illp ermit publisherisn the newy ear. An outcomeo f the ust o publish. Bestw ishest o all. conferenceh asb eent he projects, creationo f two which 6) Leadc hats essionsa fter excite me andw illc arryt he conferenceasr eo ver. )^7^hhh THEP RESIDENT'S furtherr einforcedb y the views.C urrentlyA, nna Lillios, COLUMN establishmenotf the Durrell Greg DicksonJ, im Decker, Anne Zahlan Schoolo f Corfu,u ndert he JamieG ifford,D on inspireda nda blel eadership KaczvinskyJ,o nathan of RichardP ine.T he School Pearmana, ndC harlesS ligh On thisb leakN ovember wills ponsori nstitutesa nd arew orkingt o expanda nd afternoonin lllinoisI, lookb ack conductc oursest hatw ill imoroves itec ontents. fondlyo n thoses unnya nd bringp articipantfsr oma ll MeanwhileM, ichael (very)w arm days on faraway overt he worldt o the island. CartwrightV, irginia Corfu.O n MiracleG roundX l is alreadyb ecomingle gend, The InternationaLl awrence CarruthersD, on Kaczvinsky, findingi tsw ay intot he DurrellS ocietyw as honored JonathanP earmana, nd collectivem emoryo f to be invitedt o nominate HelenW ussowa re reviewing Durrellianasr oundt he world.A three representativetso our By-Lawsa nd will highlighot f the conferencfeo r serveo n the Boardo f recommenda ny structural all who attendedw ast he Directorsa, ndw e are proud changesn eededt o ensure graciousa ndg enerous to announcet hatJ im the Society'sc ontinued participatioonf two memberso f NicholsJ,o hnR ose,a nd vitality. the Durrelfla mily,M argaret Durrelal nd PenelooeD urrell- RichardH oodh avea greed My autumnl ettert o Hope.T heirp resencea mongu s to do thisi mportanwt ork. membersa ffirmedt he goalo f and that of friendsf rom Corfu My hopei st hatI LDS servingo ur "growinga nd ando therr egionso f Greece membersw illb ringt heir diversem embershipa,"n d I forgedi mportantb ondsb etween studentsto Corfud uringt he was delightedto hearf rom thosew ho knowL awrence comingy ears,a nd thatw e NormajeanM acLeodw ho Durrelpl rimarilyth roughh is willa ll contributeid easa nd speaksp assionateloyn writingsa ndt hosew ho shared supportt o the Durrell behalfo f hisl ife. thosew hosel ove The conferencoer ganizers School. for Durrellwasn ot cultivated havee arnedo urg ratitudefo r I am honoredt o have in universityc lassesi n theiri maginativpel anninagn d beena skedt o servea s literatureT. o Normajeana nd painstakinagt tentionto detail. Societyp residenta, nd as to all of you, I pledget o The plenarys essionsa ndt he the initiasl hockw earso ff, I treasureth e diversityo f the panelsr epresentebdo th moret hane vera ppreciate Societya nd the strengtht hat impressivesu bstancea nda the strengtho f the diversityb rings.I hopet hat widev arietyo f approachO. n organizatioann d the we willk eepi n touchw ith Corfu,w e learnedt o appreciate moret hane vert he intellectual, dedicationo f its members. eacho therb y meanso f the aesthetica, ndp ersonal Cleadyw, e wantt o carryo n web site,t he ListS erve,a nd significancoef Greecea ndi ts the traditionso f creativity e-mail,a s wella s through languagaen dp eoplein and collegialiteys tablished lettersa nd our serialp rint LawrenceD urrell'sli fea nd by the foundersa s we publicationsD, eusL ocia nd work.I n organizindge lightful continueto workt ogethert o the Herald I also hope that excursionas ndl ocating encourageth e appreciation as manya s you as possible sessionsa nde ventsi n of readersa nd the interest plant o attend wonderfuol ld-townp lacest,h e On Miracle conferenceco mmitteem adei t of scholarsin the workso f GroundX ll,t he2 002 possiblefo r us to feelt hatw e LawrenceD urrelll.n this conferenceb eingo rganized ando urg atheringws erep arto f new InformatioAn ge,t he by LarryG amachea nd the lifeo f the island. web siteh as becomea vital hostedb y the Universitoy f The many connectionso f meanso f disseminating Ottawa.I n Ontariow, e will the Durrellst o Corfu will be informatioann d exchanging considerD urreliln the context of multiculturalisamn,d t his cityo f Montreails lesst han ando therr elatedfi elds.T he focush ighlightsth e two hoursa way,a ndi t is within importanceo f multiculturalisimn internationalisomf the author fourh oursd' riveo f Toronto. Canadai s an importanrte ason and thoset o whom hisw ork Ottawah ast wo beautifurl ivers for the choiceo f it as a major anda canalr unningth roughit s focusf or conferenced iscussions. is particularlsyi gnificant. center,a nd greens pacesa nd Canadah asp roduceda LawrenceD urrelils a world parklandws ithina shortw alko f literalurer ecognizedth roughout writerw hosew ordss peakt o the Universityo f Ottawa.I am the worlda s one of the most peopleo f everyc ulturea, nd certaint his conferencew ill be importanto f the latert wentieth the Societyd edicatedt o a mostm emorable xperience century.l ts productivitye xceeds readinga nd studyingh is for all participants. what mightb e expectedo f a works has much to The 12thl nternational nationw itha relativelsym all contributeto international LawrenceD urrellC onference populationM. argareAt twood, will be held 20-24J une 2002 at AliceM unro,M ichaeOl ndaatje, communicatioann d the Universityo f Ottawa, GabrielleR oy,M ichelT remblay, understanding. OntarioT. het itle," Durrelal nd RobertsonD avies,M argaret HisC ircle:A Multicultural Lawrencea, nd MordecaRi ichter Exploration-Past,P resent, areo nlys omeo f the names 7^hhhh andF uture,"im pliesa central knownb eyondC anada'sb orders. but not exclusivef ocusf or the Theya lsos uggestth e cultural presentationtso be offered.l t rangeo f the Canadianm osaic.lt FROMT HEV ICE. alsos uggeststh att he is my hopet o haves ome conferencew ill dealw ith other significanCt anadiana uthors PRESIDENT writersw ho relatet o Durrell sharet heirv iewso f Durrellw ith Lawrence B. Gamache eithera s associates, the conferencep articipants. -r influenceso,r as having Muchw illd ependu pont he preoccupations, I he centralf ocuso f my report comparable successo f our effortst o obtain techniqueso,r source outsidefu ndingto go alongw ith is on the upcomingin ternational materialsD. urrell'su seso f the supporwt e are beingg iven conferencein 2002.A ftert he culturatlr aditionss,u cha s by the Universityo f Ottawa. successo f the Corfue ffort,t he thoseo f India,F rancet,h e Thosew ho intendt o tasko f mountinga nothers uch MiddleE ast,a ndG reece,o r participatein the conference meetings eemsd auntingA. s the hisa llusiontso Buddhism, shouldw atchf or noticeso f personc hargedw ith this duty,I gnosticismm, oderns cientific deadlinetso be publishedin am workingh ardt o bringa bout andp sychologictahle ories, PMLA,t he Societyn ewsletter, a conferencein Ottawa, anda ncienat ndm odern the interneta, nde lsewhereT.h e Canadat,h atw ill be as philosophieasn dt heologies Callf or Paoersw ill be sento ut memorablaes theo nei n can be exploredi n wayst hat shortlyt;h e initiadl eadlinefo r GreeceT. he viewo f Durreltlo willh elpt o clarifyD urrell'sa rt, submissioonf proposaliss 15 be offeredf rom the vantage hisi mportancaes a writer,a nd January2 002.T he final pointo f Canada'sn ational hrsp lacei n the historyo f programr,e gistrationtr,a vel,a nd capitalw, itho neo f the most twentieth-centurliyte rature. accommodatioin formatiown ill beautifulla ndscapeosf any Durrell'os wnp resenth, isl ife, followb y the middleo f May capitacl ityi n the world,w ill be associationasn, dt ravelso ffer 2002.l f anyoneh asq uestionos r notj ust interestinagn du seful additionapl ointso f departure suggestionsI ,c an be contacted for Durrelsl tudiesb, utw illa lso from whicht o studyh isw orks. at in the contexto f a be In additionto paperso n the pleasurablaen d relaxing matterso utlineda bove,t he lawrenc e.g amache@attcan ada setting.T he city offersa range conferencew ill offer .net of restaurantasn dt heatres commentsa, ppreciationasn, d comoarablteo the besti n much reactionfsr omC anadian mail largerv enuesl.t is neart he or by at authorsa, cademicsa,n d Hillso f the Gatineau Quebec, youngers tudentso f literature Departmento f English liket o taket hiso pportunity, of secretary/treasureAr.t the University of Ottawa lestt heirc ontributionbse businessm eetingw e also Ottawa, Ontario K2G 0W2 forgottent,o thanka few decidedto holdo ur next Canada peoplei n Corfuw hod id much internationaclo nferencein moret hant heys ignedo n to do Ottawa,C anada,a t the invitation I lookf orwardt o seeing to maket he conferencea of LarryG amache,a ndt o plan manyo ldf riendsa ndt o making success:P am Beatrice- on havingt he 2004c onference newo nesi n June2 002. RoesselP, anosK aragiorgoosf in Rhodesa t the invitationo f the the lonianU niversityN, ico universittyh ere.M anyd ifferent ManessisV, assilisM ouhasa nd proposalsfo r Societya ctivities AndreasP apadatoas t the weres uggesteda t the meeting. CorfuR eadingS ocietyH, ilary You can read aboutt hese WhittonP aipeti,P anayiotai t proposalsin the columnsb y the bookstorew hosea dvice AnneZ ahlana ndA nnaL illiosin was crucial,M ariaV olterraw ho this issue of the Herald. hlhhD putt ogethetrh e Gennadius exhibita, nde speciallFy anny http ://www.l awrenc ed u rreI L Ventouraw hosew ell-placed org telephonec allsh elpedD avid Earliert hisf all,I securedtw o Roessepl uto n the Karaghiosis newd omainn amesf or the performanced espitet he strike Society'sw eb site. Becausew e whicht hreatenetdo leaveu s area non-profiot rganizationI , withouta venuef ort he shadow securedt he web address puppets. hichn owp oints SECRETARY'S nowa ll paida ndt he Societyis yout o ourw eb site, and David stills olvent( seet he Brown,w ho ownedt he address REPORT Treasure/sR eport).W e made , was kinde nought o donate Auctiont o ensuret hatw e can that addresst o the Societys o OMGX I pay for the next issueo f Deus thati f you are one of those Mucho f the firsth alfo f this Lociw ithouto uchingth e peoplew hot ypest he ".com" yearw ass pentp reparingfo r the moneyi n the capitafl undt his automatically,o uw ills tillf ind Corfuc onferenceO, n Miracle time.T o datet he conference yourw ayt o ourw eb site.T he old GroundX l. Now,t he itselfh ase ssentiallbyr oken address conferenceh,e ldi n a veryw arm even,b utw e ares tille xpecting ands unnyC orfu,h asb ecomea the receipot f promisedfu nds. stillt akesy out o the Durrell parto f ourc ollectivem emory-- Whenw e receiveth at Societyw eb site,b utt he new the sessionsin the Old Fort,i n reimbursementth,e conference domainn amesa ree asiert o the ReadingS ocietya, ndt he willh avem adea smallp rofit o remember. Falirakit;h e manyr eceptions, the benefito f the Society. the winet astingt,h e trips MembershipR enewals aroundth e islandt;h e The BusinessM eetingi n lf you areo ne of the many dedicationo f the plaquea t the Corfu peoplew hosem embershidpu es WhiteH ouse,t he divingf or Newo fficersw eree lected expiredin 2000,y ou cane xpect cherriesa t the shrineo f Saint at the businessm eetingh eldi n to receivea membership Arseniust,h e Spatharish adow Corfu.A nneZ ahlanw as renewaln oticef rom me before puppets howst,h e exhibito f electedto replaceA nnaL illios the endo f NovemberD. on't Seferisa ndD urrelml aterials as the presidenot f the Society, forgett o renewy ourm embership fromt he GennadiusL ibraryin andL arryG amachew as and,w hiley ou are at it,t o order Athensa, nde specialltyh e electedv ice-oresiC:^+'n yourc opieso f DeusL oci--ar eal hourso f conversatiounn dert he replaceS usanV anderC loster. bargaina t only$ 10a ccpy( plus oldt reeso f the Liston.I would I was re-electedto tt e oosition postageo utsideth e US). New MembershipD irectory LebanonS, pain,a ndt he hourso f the auctionm, ucht o the As soona s I finishc ollecting UnitedS tatesT. herew ere benefito f the Society'tsr easury. the membershipre newalsa nd manye xcellenet ntriesa, nd At the endo f the day,t he auction enteringn ewa ddresseisn tom y thej udgesh ada difficultti me hade arned$ 1771U S for the databaseI, w ill printu p a new decidingb etweenfi ve of the DurrelSl ocietya, ndd ozenso f MembershipD irectorya nd essaysw hicht hey felt had happyc onferencep articipants distributeit to the members.l f exceptionaml erit. went homew itht heirn ew-found you havem oved,i f your The seconda nnualD urrell treasures. telephonea reac odeh as PrizeC ompetitiofno r New changedo, r if you havea new Scholarsis nowu nderuaya nd New Members e-maila ddressp, leasel et me two -,,triesh avea lreadyb een We extenda heartywelcome knowb y the endo f December submittedl.f youw ouldl iket o to the followingp eoplew ho have so thatt he newd irectoryw ill be entert he competitionp,l ease joinedt he ILDS: accurate.Y ou shouldh avet he contactP aulL orenz( 3201S . DavidB rown newd irectoryin yourh ands BeechS treet# 40,P ineB luff, JakeB umgardner somet ime in JanuaryA. lso,i f AR 71603U SA; AlejandroL asalaD almav you havea nythingto advertise r,; LaraE . Davis thatw ouldb e of interestto our phone/fax8 70-534-2931fo)r a EmmanueEl . Egar membershipw, e willa llocate copyo f the entryc riteriaT. he PamelaJ . Francis somer oomf or announcements deadlinefo r submissionis 1 LenaH all anda dvertisemenitns the back April2 001,s o therei s plentyo f JohnL ee of the directoryC. ontactm e if timef or youl o preparey our MajorA RB (fony) Lyne you haves omethingy ouw ant submissio(ni f youa re newt o DanP opescu advertisedin the backo f the Durrelsl tudieso) r to ChristianSe 6ris directory. encourageyo urs tudentsto CatherineV enne preparea n essayf or the The Durrell Prize for New contest. Scholarship On Tuesday4, July, The SilentA uction in Corfu MargareDt urrelpl resentetdh e I am pleasedto announce firsta nnualD urrelPl rizef or thatt he SilentA uctionh eldi n NewS cholarshitpo lsabelle the ReadingR oomo f The Kellero f ToulouseF, rancef,o r CorfuR eadingS ocietyd uring here ssay," 'Fearful OMG Xl wasa greats uccess. Disolacementosr' Moret han6 0 itemsw ere Anamorphosiisn lhe donatedto the auction.T here hTlhhh AlexandriaQ uarfet." The was somelhingf or every winninge ssayi s an excerpt budget:e verythingfr om from her recentlyc ompleted autographedfi rste ditionso f dissertatioonf the samen ame. Durrell'sb ookst o inexpensive The $500U S prizea longw itha PaPerbacekd itionsa, longw ith framedc ertificatew as criticalb ooksa boutD urrell, oresentedto lsabellea t an copieso f the raref irsts erieso f OMGX l plenarys essionh eldi n DeusL oci,m agazinews hich the conferencece nteru ndert he weret he originapl ublicatioonf VenetianB ridgei n Corfu'sO ld someo f Durrell'sp oems, Fort.Congratulationslsabellel photographs,originalartwork, We were fortunatet o and novelsb y conference receivem oret hant wenty participantsT.h esei temsw ere entriesfr oma roundt he world; availablefo r inspectioann d entriesw erer eceivedfr om biddingth roughoutth ew eek, AustraliaC, anadaC, yprus, butt he seriousb iddingr eally EnglandF, rance,G reece,ln dia, tookp laced uringt he lastf ew TREASURERR'SE PORT PaulH . Lorenz 1 Novembe2r0 00

T I het reasurerr'se porwt hicha ppeareidn thel asti ssueo 'fl heH eraldw asc urrentth rough2 3 March 2000T. hisr eporst ummarizethse S ociety'isn comea nde xpensessi nceth eM archr eportA. llf igures in USd ollarsa ndh aveb eenr oundetdo then earesdto llaar mount.

Total value of all Societya ccountso n 23 March 2000: $16,686(a ,b ) CheckingA ccount: 1 1 , 4 8 6 Certificateo f Deposit: 5,200

(a)$ 500r epresentrse strictefdu ndsd esignatefdo rt heD urrelPl rizef or NewS cholars. (b)$ 1,000r estrictefdu ndsf or DeusL oci.

2000R evenue:2 3 March-l November2 000: $ 7,569 Saleso f DeusL oci. 430 MembershipD uesp aid: 2 6 J lnteresltn come: 1 7 OMG Xl ConferenceR egistrations: 4,600 OMG Xl SilentA uction: 1 , 7 7 1 OtherD onationfsr om Members: 446

2000E xpenses:2 3 March-1N ovember2 000: $ 1 1 , 5 5 1 OMGX l Printing: 1,241 OMG Xl Tote bags: 1 , 0 1 2 OMG Xl Travel& Hotelsf or lnvitedG uests (includetsh e Spatharish adowp uppets hows): 4,852 OMG Xl CoffeeS ervicea nd Facilities: 2,200 OMG Xl ShippingE xpenses: 400 OMG Xl MiscellaneouEsx penses (includesp lanninge xpensesb, anquegt uests&, expensesin Corfu): 540 Stationery: 280 BankF ees& CheckP rinting: t z J Postage: 281 Web addressa cqu i sition( lawrencedurrell.c&om la wrenceudr rell.org: ) 120 DurrelPl rizef or NewS cholarship: q n n

Total value of all Societya ccountso n 1 November2 000: $12,824( c) CheckingA ccount: 7,504( c) Certificatoef Deoosit: 5,320

(c) Includes$ 1, 000r estrictefdu ndsf or DeusL oci#7.

Anticipatedb ills to be paid before3 0 December2 000: DeusL oci #7'. about$ 7500

The fundsi n the Society'sc heckinga ccounat rec urrentlya llocateda s follows: ConferencFe und: $28s.74 PublicationFsu nd: 4 0 1 6 . 8 8 GeneraFl und: 3201.73

Totali n Checking: $7,504.35 Thesef undsa reo n deposiwt ithB anko f America,N .A.

7A7^7^7^h FROMT HEE DITOR inspiredh iss ubsequencta reer donatedo ver1 00,000 poetry SusanS . MacNiven as an emissaryo f Greek drachmasto SpirosS pathas, firsti n Londona ndl ateri n San the individuajul dgedt he "worst r-\ Francisco. affected"b y the terriblef orest lJuring the Corfuc onferenceI, I enjoyedt he varietyo f firew hichb egano n 6 Julya nd keptr ememberinLgD at On meetingp lacesin Corfu.T he ragedf or five days.M r. MiracleG roundlV in 1986 handsomef,o rmalC hambero f SpathasV' enetianh ome,u sed sittingi n the auditoriuma t Commercew ast he venuef or by the BBCf or the filmingo f My PennsylvaniSat ateU niversity two evenings essionsT. he Family and Other Anrmals,w as concentratinogn the voicest hat rathers tarka uditoriumin the saved,b ut he lost4 70 olive emanatedfr omt he stage.A t Old Fortressr, eachecbj y a dark, trees,a ccordingto an article firsts omewhatr eluctanto be curvings, ubterraneawna lk-way ("ForesFt ireD evastates'My the objecto f so much attention, recallingH enryM iller's Family'E state")in the Corfol of soonh e was impressedb y the "fallopiatnr olley,w" ast he site August2 000. effortt he participantsh ad made of threep lenarys essionsB. ut I wouldl iket o thanka few to understanadn d interoreht is the majorityo f the meetings veryh elpfuli ndividualnso t work,a nd he attendede very wereh elda t the lonianC ultural mentionede lsewhereM. ania, presentation. Centera t Falirakai nd the Corfu Dimitrisa, ndL ilianneC haritos LastJ ulyi n Corfu,t wo ReadingS ocietyW. hilew e sat weret he backboneo f the Durrells--MargarDeut rrell, int hea uditoriumof the Faliraki, conferencelo gisticsI.n addition, (Larry'ss ister)a nd Penelope righto nt he lonianS ea,a theyw eree speciallsyo licitous Durrell-Hop(eh isd aughter)-- marvelousb reezea nda viewo f of peoplew iths pecianl eeds. were presenta t the conference. boatsp assingb y mitigatedth e S.N.D endiasP, residenot f the PhysicallyM, argarerte sembles effectso f the hight emperatures Chambero f Commercem, ost her brotherL arry,e speciallyin and rechargedo ure nergies. generousllye t us usea meeting herv eryb lue,e ngaginge yes. The CorfuR eadingS ociety, room.A ndt he familyo f The eyeso f bothh ave/had foundedin 1836a nds aidt o be AnastasiuAs thenaiosL, D's a 't930s, glinto f humor,b utw hereasL D's the oldestc ulturailn stitutioinn landlordin the opened containeda n ironics adness(a t modernG reece,o ccupiesa Larrya nd Nancy'sq uartersi n leastb y thet ime I met him in charming1 9th-century the WhiteH ousef or us to walk 19 75),M argaret'gsa zei s aristocratihco usea nd is filled through. mischievouAs.n dP eneloohea s witho ld books,m aps, a strikingre semblancteo her photographsa,n dp aintings--it NOTICES beautifuml otherT. husI could was the perfectp lacef or bibliophiles. easilyi magineth att he spiritso f ILDS LD and Nancyw erew ithu s at Oneo f them ostm oving momentso f the conferencwe as OMG Xl. Margarect harmed Remembetro renewy our at the openingo f the Seferis& everyonew itht alesa bouth er Societym embership--oifr y ou Durrelel xhibitiown henD avid brothersa nda bouth erd aysi n aren ota memberj,o in now-- Roesselle dt he singingo f Corfu,a nd Penelopeto lda beforeP aulL orenzf inishesth e Seferis'sp oem" Denial"t;h e touchings torya bouth er search newM embershiDp irectory; Greeksi n the audiencek new for herp asti n Kalamata. annuadl uesa re US a year the words,p rovingt he poeti s $10 NanosV alaoritisJ,o hn fori ndividuaaln d$ 15U S for honoredin hiso wnc ountry. Leathama, ndP enelope dualm embershiplsf. y ouh ave Alsow onderfutlo witnessw as Tremayne--whkon ewL D during not yet purchasedD eusL oci the delighto f the childrena s hisd aysi n Athens,R hodesa, nd NS6,o rdera copy,o r ordero ne theyw atchedth e Spatharis Cyprusr espectively--also of the earliern umbersf,r om ShadowP uppetT heatre. sharedt heirm emoriesa nd Paul( 3201S . BeechS treet Durrellianws eret reatedto insightsa boutL D.V alaoritis, #40,P ineB luff,A R 71603, culinaryd elicacieisn lovely the lasto f the majorf iguresw ho USA);t he pricei s only US outdoors ettingsa t the reception $10 workedo n literaryp rojectsw ith perv olume,p l'lsp ostage sponsoredb y Chrysanthos Larryi n 1939a ndt he early outsideth e US. Sarlis,M ayoro f Corfu,a ndt he 1940sg, avea fascinating The next Heraldi s scheduled oneg ivenb y F'^'.s'or George ac:ounta boutt r. ating for ':rly April2 001.P lease DemetriadesP,r csrdenotf the Serferisw ithL D and Bernard sendn ewsa bouty our lonianU niversity. scholarly Spencera nd impliedth ath is pursuitst,r avels,h obbies-- contactw itht hesep oets Conferencpea rticpi ants whatevery ouw isht o sharew ith 2OOOM LA Lizzi. yourf ellowD urrelliansA.l so, Compelledto sharet hatl ocal pleaser eporta ny mentions, hort A quicks kimmingo f the magic,L izzih asa ddedC orfut o commenta, rticleb, ook,f ilm programfo r the annualM odern her list of TravelW orkshoosf or aboutL D thaty oud iscoverw; e LanguageA ssociation 2001.S hew ills ponsoor ther appreciatael l bibliographical Convention2,7 -30D ecember paintingtr ipst o coastaMl aine informationre latingto LD.S end 2000i n WashingtonD, .C. andt he mountainso f Mexico materiabl y 31 Marcht o Susan showst hatf ourm emberso f the lateri n the year.I nformatioins MacNivenB, ox 162,A thens, ILDS--PeteCr hristensenR,e ed availableo n thesew orkshops NY 12015-0162U,S A;p hone: DasenbrockJ,o hnM aynard, by calling Lizzi a|732-929-9732 518-943-718e9-;m ail: and Jack Stewart--areli sted. or writingh era t PO Box 1012, . attend.N o papers pecificalloyn Don'tf orgett o savet he dates LD seemst o be included; hlhlh 20-24J une2 A02f or OMG Xll in howeveri,f youg o to the Ottawa,O ntarioC. anada! conventionk,e epa n eart uned for LD references. NEWSF ROMC YPRUS DURRELLS CHOOLO F CONFERENC]EN INDIA t \ l CORFU l\ora Nadjariana, y oung C. RavindraNn ambiairs Cypriowt ritera ndj ournalist, Whent he DurrellI nstitute planninag conferencien India attendedO MG Xl and offeredt o plannedfo r2 8 Junet o 11J uly for earlyJ anuaryC. ontactR avi sendt he Heraldn ewsf rom her in Corfub y AnnaL illiosd id not at . islandr elatingto Lawrence materializeR, ichardP ine,w ho DurrellS. hea lsok eepst he for manyy earsh adb een BACK TO CORFU Cypriotsu p to dateo n newso f suggestintgh ata teaching LD: for the WeeklyR eview institute be heldi n conjunction In earlyJ une2 001,a groupo f [Cypruso] f 28 July2 000,s he witht he Durrelcl onference, artistsw ill be visitingC orfu, wrote" LawrenceD urrell:U nder decidedto establisha Durrell viewingh ills,c ypressesa,n dt he the Microscopea," brief,v ivid Schoolo f Corfu( DSC)t hat colorfulla undryin old-town accounot f LD'sy earsi n Corfu wouldi ncludeth e worko f both alleysw itha n eyef or miracles. andC yprusa ndo f the Corfu Lawrencea ndG eraldD urrell. Searchingth e backr oads, conference. The DSCi nitiallyw illr unf or two villagesa, ndb ird-fillesdk yf or RecentlyN ora intervieweda weeksa ndw ill include inspirationa,r tists, renownedC ypriota rtista nd academicle cturess, eminars, photographerasn, dt heir learnedth at he had knownL D. excursiontso placesr elevantto companionwsi lld elighitn t his Sher eports":V alentinos the Durrellsa, nd evenings ocial creativejo urney. Charalambousa, G reekC ypriot programs. Theg roupw ill be led by Lizzi ceramica rtistb orni n lf you haves uggestionfso r Schipperat ndh erh usband, Famagusta nd nowa resident lectureso r seminarsw, isht o SvenW iden,b othl ong-time of Limassolr,e members participatien the DSC,w antt o professionalr tistsT. heyh ave meetingL awrenceD urreliln the donatea rticlesj,o urnalso, r exhibitedth eira rtworkin 1950st,o gethewr itho ther booksb y or aboutt he Durrells, dozenso f exhibitions writersin cludingG eorge or can recommends tudents internationallayn, dt heira rtwork SeferisF, reyaS tark,a ndJ ohn who may be interestedin is heldi n manyp rivatea nd Lehmann.I"n t heA utumn2 000 attendingth e inauguraSl chool publicc ollectionosn several Sunjett,h e CyprusA irwaysin - scheduledfo r the summero f continents. flightm agazineN, orap ublished 2002,c ontactR ichardP ine,3 8 You mighth avem et Lizzi,s he "Valentinth e CeramicA rlist,"a GrosvenoPr ark,D ublin6 , accompanieJde nniferL eonard fascinatinsgk etcho f phone/fax: -496- lreland; 353-1 to thisy ear'sD urrelcl onference Charalambouss'tsu dyinga nd 4423',e -mail: ont hate nchanteids land".l t workingin CornwallC, yprus, . seemst hatC orfus lillc astsa andB aghdada nda chieving 'foreign-boi'n spello n the "' says internationfaalm e.A n exhibiot f hisw orko peneda t the Leach * Duringt he summer,R oger publisherB, ernP orter Museumi n St lves,C ornwalli,n Bowen spents ix weeksi n (publisheorf HenryM illeri n the Septembe2r 000. Thailanda ndC ambodiaA. t 1940s) , for $50U S, and in a When LD was in Cyprus,h e presenth e is workingo n a StandardE ditionf or $35U S. madep latesa ndt ookt hemt o a projecta boutw esternw ritersi n Bothe ditionsa re hardcover, potteryt o be fired. lt wouldb e SoutheasAt siaf romt he time of linenbounda,n d illustrated. interestingto ascertainw hether JosephC onradt o the post- Orderf rom BernP orter or notC haralambouhse lped VietnamW ar era. EditionsP, O Box 1638,G racie withL D'sp roductions. StationN, ewY ork,N Y 10028. In hera rticleN oram entions * ln the D.H. LawrenceR eview Add $4 for postage. thati n the 1950s 28.3( 1999)K, eithC ushman * Charalamboujos ineda groupo f reviews The Hand of the Poet: Alan W. Friedman's" D.H. Cypriota rtists",a lmosta ll of Poemsa nd Papersi n LawrenceP: leasurea nd Death" whomh adr eturnedfr omt heir Manuscript.W ith essaysb y appearsi n Studiesi n the Novel studiesin Englandt,o forma DanaG ioia.E ditedb y Rodney [U. of NorthT exas]3 2.2 small,s electa ssemblyo f Phillipse,t al.( NY:R izzoli, (Summer2 000),p p.207-2 27. Cypriota lent.T hisi ncludedth e 1997.3 58pp.$ 40) The book, Also in 2000,B ecketti n Black paintersA damantioDs iamantis, which' originateda s a two-part and Red: The Translationsfo r TelemachoKs anthos. exhibitiona boutt he Nancy Cunard'sN egro edited ChristophoroSsa vvaa nd compositiono f poetry"a t the by Alanw as publishedb y the GeorgeP olG eorghiouw, ho NewY orkP ublicL ibrary, UP of KentuckyT. he weret o subsequentllya yt he reproducems anuscript broadsheeatn nouncintgh is foundationosf contemporary materialsv,i suald ocuments, books tatest hat it "radically Cypriota rt"( 69).G eorghiou andu nusuaml emorabilioaf 100 revaluesb othC unarda nd becamea friendo f LD, who English-languagpeo ets" ranging Negroa nd reconceivesB eckett wrotea n articlea bout chronologicalflryo m Donnea nd as profoundlye ngagedw ith Georghiou'Ps arise xhibitionfo r Popet o DanaG ioiaa ndJ ulia majorh istoricaaln d intellectual the Cyprus Review. Alvarez." concernso f the twentieth ln the sameD HLRi n the century.B" arneyR ossect laims "Lawrentianac"o lumn,K eith it "[o]pensu p a wholen ew PEOPLE,P LACESA ND mentionsP aulH ogarth's Beckett."B eckettc an be PUBLICATIONS publishingc ollaborationwsi th purchasedfr om the UP of KentuckyO, rderD epartment, ^ GrahamG reene,R obert VictoriaA mador'sp aper Graves,a ndL awrenceD urrell, 663 SouthL imestoneS treet, "Costumea s an Aesthetic buts tatest hatH ogarth'"sm ost LexingtonK, Y 40508-4008th; e NecessityA: naisN ina ndt he extensivetr avelp roject,E scape pricei s $34.95p lus$ 3.50 ParisC outureo f the 1930s,a" n to the Sun,e xpressesh is postagei n the US or $4 postage adaptatioonf the talkb y the devotiont o his 'firstl iterary elsewhereF. or phoneo rders, samet itlet hats he presenteda t hero,'D.HL. awrence." call8 00-839-6855. OMGX in Cincinnatai,p pearsin Int he DHLR2 9.1( 2000), ' 'The Anais:A n lnternationaJl ournal Keithr eviewst hreeb ooksb y MostP ersonaol f Writers: 17 (1999)p, p.87-94, D.H.L awrenceis suedb y On the Difficultieosf Writing accompaniebdy three Penguinin the Twentieth- aboutA naisN in' by Paul wonderfupl hotoso f Anais. CenturyC lassicss eries:I he Herroni s includedin Anais' 16 (1ee8)p, p.73-78. * Woman Who Rode Away and Khani Begumd elivereda Other Stories( 1996),K angaroo paper," D.H.L awrencea s (1997),a nd St. Mawr and Other ' D.H. Lawrence,D esirea, nd PostcoloniaVli sionary? Slories( 1997). Narrativeb y Earl lngersoll will Rescriptioonf Racea ndG ender be publishedb y the UP of in Kangarooa nd The Plumed * Amy M. Flaxman'sN ew Floridain early2 001.E arli st he Serpent,a"t "TheP ostcolonial Anatomies:T racingE motionsi n currento residenot f The D.H. Lawrences"e ssiona t the 1999 Henry Miller's Writings (2000) is LawrenceS ocietyo f North ModernL anguageA ssociation availablein a SpeciaEl dition America. Conventioinn Chicago. signedb y the authora ndt he * Grove Koger writest hat oresidenot f the Arkansas volume of lhe Dictionaryo f thankst o recommendations PhilologicaAls sociation. Great War Poefs and New from SusanV anderC lostera nd Paul'se ssay" Onlyt he Pub ls Perspectiveso n RobertG rayes. SusanM acNivenh, e hast aken Real:C laude'sM rs. O'," on thc LawrenceD urrells ection appearsi n Publicationso f the * GreatestH its,1 978-2000is of The Annotated Bibliography MississrppiP hi I o I o g i c a I the latest booko f poemsb y for EnglishS fudies.H e will also Association2 000,whichw ill be DavidR adavich. lt is available writee ntriesfo r LD andN orman availablein January2 001. from PuddingH ouse Douglasa ndt heirw orksf or Publications6,0 NorthM ain anothere lectronicre ference * lan & Susan MacNivenh ave StreetJ, ohnstownO, hio4 3031 work, The Literary Dictionary. just retiredf rom SUNY Maritime at $8.95.P uddingH ouse With fellowl ibrarianL arry Collegeh; owevert,h eys tillw ill publishe"sh itsf roms omeo f the KincaidG, rovep ublished havea n officet here,a ndt heir greatestp oetsf rom the "CensoringL ady Chafterley's Bronxc ollegea nd home contemporarAy mericanl iterary Lover.A CaseS tudya nd numbersin the Society landscapeT.h e poemsm ost BibliographiGcu ide"i n RSR: Directorwy illc ontinueto be oftenr equestedfo r reprinto r Reference Services Review good--butit may be difficultt o performancet,h e pieces 28.2( 240q. Grove'sa rticle reacht hem in the Bronxs ince rememberedm ostb y theirf ans "NativeS on:S earchingfo r theyd o notp lant o spendm uch andg roupies." Traceso f EzraP oundi n timet here.T heirp rimary David's play The Life of Venice"a ppearedin the Eoise addressis nowP O Box 162, Bonneurw as read by Weeklyf or 17-23A ugust2 000. Athens,N Y 120'15-0'16p2h;o ne PlaywrightEsx pressin St. Louis (Poundw as borni n ldaho,o f all 518 -943-7819 . overt he 2-3 Decembewr eek- places!G) rovec ontributed end. * entrieso n JamesM ichener, ln Mineshaf[fG uilford, Whenn otw ritingo rteaching, Nordhofaf nd Hall,H .P. Vermontl4 (2000)a re two Davidw orksa s presidenot f the Lovecraft,a nd "Marooned" piecesb y Karl Orend:" The FacultyU niona t Easternll linois Literaturet o An Encyclopediao f LandB eyondth e Forests("p p.5- University. American Literature of the Sea 8), an essaya boutt he peopleo f and the Great Lakes,p ublished Transylvaniaan, d'Soft * Int heD HLR28.3( 1999)J, ack by GreenwoodP ressi n Thunder("p p.2A-21a), p oem. Stewart reviewst hree booksb y November. D.H.L awrenceis suedi n the Grovei s alsop reparinga * On the firstS undayo f World'sC lassics eriesb y book-lengtghu idet o the great Octoberm, emberso f The OxfordU P: The Prussian travelb ooks,a ndw oulde njoy EdgarA llanP oeS ocietyo f Officera nd Other Stories hearingfr om ILDSm embers Baltimorew, hosep residenits (1995),S onsa nd Loyers aboutf avoritew orks,e specially CarolP eirce,a ndo therP oe (1998),a nd Womeni n Love those--astr avelw rilersa re wont aficionadoosl acedw reathso n (1e e8). to say--oftfh e beatent rack. Poe'sg rave,a s hasb eent he Jack'sa rticle" Color,S pace, customf or about7 5 years,T his andP lacei n Lawrence's * Paul Lorenz presented" The annuagl atherinign cludetsh e Letters"a ppearsi n the DHLR NovelW ithoutW ords:R eading readingo f a paperb y a national 29.1( 2000)p, p.19-36. FransM asereel'sP assionafe Poes cholara nd remarksb y a Journef'att he annualm eeting respondentth; e relationshiopf * CatherinAel dingtoann dH .R. of theA rkansaPs hilological early1 9'n-centumryu sict o Poe Stonebackd irectedT he Associatiohne ldi n Memphis, wast hisO ctober'tso pic. In ternationaRli chardA ldington Tennesseei,n October2 000. Conference2 3-24J unei n Les FransM asereewl as a noted ' BernardS haw and the French SaintesM aries-de-la-Mer, Flemishi llustratoarn df riendo f by MichelP harandi s France.H eldi n Catherine's BlaiseC endr ars.P assionafe scheduledfo r publicatiotnh is charmingh ome,t he gathering Journeyis a noveli n 165 yearb yt heU P of Florida. wass mall--some'1 6p eople woodcutst hatw as first attended--andde lightfully publisheidn 19'19A. t the " PatrickQ uinn hash adt wo informala ndc onvivialS. everal conferenceP, aulw a- "'lc:ted bookso ublishedh:i ss econd otherD urrellianast tendedJ:a ne

l 0 Kellerl,a n& SusanM acNiven, BIBLIOGRAPHIC colleagueo f LD'so n Rhodes. CarolP eirceJ, .A.S parrow PenelopeT remaynew, ho met Stonebacka, nd F.-J.T emple. NOTES LD on Cyprusa nd livedi n his On 8 DecemberS, toneyr ead Grove Koger& homei n Bellapaixa fterL D left fronr his new book,C afd SusanS . MacNiven the island,p resented"L awrence Millennium& Other Poems and Durrelol n Cyprus.M" arios signedc opiesa t Ariel BY LD ByronR aizisw, ho hash ada Booksellerisn NewP altz,N Y. distinguisheadc ademicc areer The 144-pageb ookc anb e BOOKS in Carbondalell,l inoisa,n di n purchasedfr om PortalsP ress, Athensw, hereh e met LD,r ead 4411 FontainebleauN,e w ' Justine, Balthazar,M ountolive, "LawrenceD urrelal ndt he Odeans,L A 70125f or $15 US and Cleaw erep ublishedin the GreekP oets:A Contributiotno (postagep aidi n the US;a dd$ 5 G.K.H allL argeP rintP erennial CulturaHl istory." outsideo f the US). BestselleCr ollectioinn 2000. Cafd Millenniumw as first * HilaryW hittonP aipetbi egins 'Ear performeda t the International CONTRIBUTIONTSO BOOKS ones ectiono f her to the RichardA ldingtonC onference & PERIODICALS Ground"c olumni n the Corfofo f in June2 000a ndt hena t the LD August2 000w itha quotation conferencein Corfui n July. * A selectionb y LDw illa ppear aboutK alami from ChapterI of Prospero'sC el/. * in Travelers'T alesG reece: Fr6d6ric-JacqueTs emple True Storieso f Life on the Road willh aveh isa rticle" Remyd e (f ravelersT' ales,2 000). " "SirH urtH urt"b y Richard Gourmonet t les lmagistes" Jenkyns,a reviewo f Osberf publishedin L'Hernein 2000(?). ' Part of the ad for The Cynic's SitwellbyP hilipZ iegleri n the New Republic( 1 May 2000), . Dictionaryb y AubreyD illon- ILDSP residenAt nne Zahlan Malonei n the Bas8 /eu quotesL D'sn egativeo piniono f presenteda papere ntitled catalogueV, ol.5 3 (Holiday Sitwell'sm emoirs. "UnholyL and:T he Dystopian 2000)i s a quoteo f LD's:h is MiddleE asto f VardisF isher's definitiono f 'poem"-"What " "Sketcho f a Greek Testamento f Man" atlhe happensw hena nxietym eets CorrespondenceL:a wrence WesternL iteratureA ssociation technique." Durrelal ndG eorgeK atsimbalis" Conferenceh eld in Octobera t appearsi n DeusL oci: The the Universitoy f OklahomaA. * Lawrence Dunell and the LawrenceD urrellJournal,N S 6 longerv ersiono f the paperi s Greek World: Proceedingso f (1998)F. ivel ettersb y LD to comingo ut in Decembeirn the ConferenceS esslon of July Katsimbalisp,r eviously Red i s covering Va rdis Fi sher: 5, 2000,e ditedb y Panos unpublisheadn d recently CentennialEssay(Us .o f ldaho Karagiorgo(sC orfu:lo nian uncoveredin Athensb y Avi Press,2 000). University2,0 00),i s a very Sharona, rep resentedh erew ith Anner eada papera t the handsomelpyr inted6 2-page an essayb y Sharons tressing SouthA tlanticM LA in paoerbaccko ntainintgh e four Katsimbalisi'ms portancteo the Birminghamin t hes pecial papersr eada t thate vening artisticd evelopmenotf LD and session" ThomasW olfea t 100." sessiona ndt he concluding of HenryM illera lso. Herp aperw ast itled" Sitting discussiona, pagea boute ach The essays ectiono f this WhereV anG oghS at: contributoar,n da copyo f the issueb eginsw ithS oadH ussein MilestoneAs longt he Narrative entireO MGX l program. Sobhy's'Alexandraisa Way in ThomasW olfe'sO f Karagiorgos'psa per," An Groddeck'lst ,"w hichi s Time and the River." UnpublisheLde ttero f Lawrence precededb y tributest o her from RecentlyA nneb ecamet he Durreltlo MarieA spioti,c" enters two of herc losef riendsA, leya ArticlesE ditoro f the lhomas abouta letter,p ostmarke1d9 Saida ndZ einabR aafat. WolfeR eview.S he is alsoo n September'195o5f, L Dt o Marie Followingth isa ree ssaysb y the FacultyS enatea t Eastern Aspiotit;h erei s a photocopoy f JamesA . Brighama ndJ .A. lllinoisU niversity. the letteri ncludedin the book. DouglasB righam( "CityF ullo f "LawrenceD urrelol n Rhodesi"s DreamsD: urrell'As lexandria h h l h h by JohnL eathamw, how asa andt he Ghosto f Baudelaire').

1 1 l t EdmundK eeley( "MillerD, urrell, Miller: The Paris Years and Durrell-Hopea,n dt he main andT heirG reekF riends1, 939- MarjaW arehime'sE rassai.' street,o n whicht he White 1947"),P aul Lorenz( "'OW orld lmages of Culture and the Housei s situatedw, as named of LittleM irrorsin the Light'A: l Su rrea lis t Ob s erver (Susan "LawrenceD urrelSl treet."O ther Khdmii in TheA vignon VanderC loster)l,a n S. conferenceh ighlightas rea lso Quintet'),P atrickQ uinn( "Down MacNiven'sL awrenceD urrell:A mentioned. intot he Labyrintha nd Beyond Biography( RichardP ine), * the Ego"),D avidR oesse(l "'Cut RaghubiSr ingh'sT heG rand NoraN adjarian'"sL awrence in Halfa s lt Was':E ditorial Trunk Road: A Passage DurrellU: ndert he Microscope," Excisionsa ndt he Original Through/ ndra( lan S. WeeklyR eview[ Cyprus]2 8 July Shapeo f Reflectionos n a MacNiven)a, ndA nthony 2000,p .59.S ee NEWS FROM MarineV enus")C, harlesL . Weller's Days and Nighfso n the CYPRUSp, .8, Sligh( "Readingth e Divergent GrandT runkR oad( JenniferL . Weave:AN otea ndS ome Leonard). " "LawrenceD urrell'sE rection: Soeculationosn Durrelal nd UnderN otes& Queriesa re SourceM aterialsf or Prospero's Cort6zar")a, nd Jack F. Stewart DavidR oessel's'Seferaisn d Cell,"t he papert hat Hilary ("PainterlWy riting:D urrell's the Postman,M" arkL und's WhittonP aipetpi resenteda t 'Query: lslandL andscapes"). What'sB eenM adeo f OMG Xl, appearsi n the Corfiot The themeo f the second VirginiaW oolf?,"a nda review o f J u l y2 0 0 0 ,p p . 1 4 - 1 6 , 2 1 . WhiteM iceC onteswt asT ime; of HilaryW hittonP aipeti's/n fhe * includeda ret hew inningp oems: Foofsfeps of Lawrence Durrell In "TheS pirito f Durrell's "lnstructiontso the Readero f and Gerald Durrellin Corfu Places"( LondonM agazine Poetry"b y JudithB arrington, (1935-39):A Modern Guidebook June/Jul2y0 00,p p.33-41), "Today"b y KennethC . (lanS . MacNiven). R.W.C hallonerre minisces Anderson",O ldP hotographb' y abouth ism eetingsw ithL D after Pat Schneidera,n d "NotM erely ANA: FOCUSO N DURRELL they first becamea cquaintedin in Dakshineshwabdy' Usha Cyprusi n 1954a ndw ondersif Akella.A serieso f poems ' ln 'New Friendsf or New anyo f LD'ss piritr emainsin his "Warp collectivelye ntitled and PlacesE: nglandR ediscovers variousd wellingst:h e housei n Weft" by SharaeD eckard Greece"( in OrionF all2 000), Bellapaixt,h e MazetM ichel poetry completesth e section. Avi Sharont reatsN anos nearN imes,a ndM adame "ln Memory"is a tributet o Bill ValaoritisG, eorgeS eferis, Tartesi n SommidresC. halloner graphic Kinsert,h e artista nd WystanH ughA uden,L D,J ohn describesh isa ttempts, designewr ho designedth e LehmannH, enryM illera, nd beginninign 1989,t o arrangea programs of the firstt wo Durrell BernardS pencer. meetingb etweenL D and conferencesb,y NeilK leinman. GrahamG reene;h owevert,h e Ten booksa re reviewedin * In "LawrenceD urrelHl onoured alternatinigll healtho f both thisv olume.P rimarym aterial at KalamiW hite House"( Corfiot writersm adet hati mpossible. includesth e MarloweP ressr e- August2 000,p p.7-8)H, ilary * "An issueso f Spirito f Place and WhittonP aipetdi escribetsh e Anglo-HellenCico lossus" (Jane SicilianC arousel Eblen ceremonyh onoringL D thatw as by Avi Sharoni n the Anglo- Keller),t he recordingso f lhe conductedb y VasilisK atsaros, HellenicR eview[ London]2 1 AlexandriaQ uartetn ovels by the Mayoro f Kassiopoi,n 6 July (Spring2 000),p p.3-4h aso nly NaxosA udioBook(sG rove whilet he participantosf the threer eferencesto LD, but Koger)a, nd EarlG . Ingersoll's eleventhL awrenceD urrell GeorgeK atsimbalisth, e collectiono f interviewws ithL D. conferencwe erei n KalamiA. n "Colossusp,"l ayeda majorr ole Lawrence Durrell: officiapl laquei nstalledo n the in LD'sd evelopmenats a poet Conversation(sD onald WhiteH ouse--witthh e message andt hust hisa rticles hould Kaczvinsky). in Greeka ndi n English":l N interestD urrellians. Otherr eviewsa reo f Jonathan THISH OUSEL IVEDT HE Bolton'sP ersonalL andscapes: FAMOUSW RITER " JackS tewart's"O bjectsin BritishP oetsi n Egypt During LAWRENCED URRELL(1 93s Spacea ndT ime:M etonymiyn the Second World War (David 19 39)"--wausn veiledl; , Durrell'sls landB ooks"a ppears Radavich)B, rassal"sH enry MargareDt urrelal nd Penelope in Sfy/e3 4.1( Spring2 000),

T2 pp.78-91T. hisi s a revisiono f writingo f MacNiven'sL awrence conjunctiono f the two books the papert hatJ ackr eada t the Durrell: A Biography. emergesa n in-depthp ortraito f ILDSc onferencein Alexandria an engagingh umanb eing." in 1996. " MaryM athew'se ssay" 'Our * ManyL arvalS elves'D: urrell's ConfluencesX V: Lawrence * The 7 August1 999S pecfator Liviaa ndt he Durrell( NanterreU: niversit6 contains"R ecenAt udioB ooks' Cross-CulturaSli gnal"i s in lhe Paris-X1, 998),e ditedb y in whichP eterL evib laststh e Foreign Woman in British Corni n e Alexandre-aGr ner, lsisA udioB ooksp resentatioonf Literature:E xotics,A liens,a nd containsth e Actesd u Colloque The Alexandria Quaftet and Oufsrders( Greenwood,1 9 99). pourI 'inauguratiodne la alsot he novels.L evi'sp ositive BibliothequDeu rrelsl ousl a notei s that he considersL D "a * Purportedlya reviewo f lan directiond e CorinneA lexandre- very greatp oet.A t his best MacNiven'as ndG ordon Garnero rganis6A I'Universite therei s no one aliven oww ho Bowker'sb iographieso f LD and ParisX -Nanterrlee s 17-18 cant ouchh im."L D wouldh ave of DonaldK aczvinsky's octobre1 997.T he eleven lovedt hesel ines. Lawrence Dunell's Major essaysi n Frencha nd twelvei n Novels, or The Kingdom of the Englisha rea rrangeda s follows. * JamesG ifford's"R eading lmagination",A SmallB lond An Introductiobny Corinne Orientalisman dt he Crisiso f FireworkT: he FertileL imitations Alexandre-Garner. Epistemologiyn the Novelso f of LawrenceD urrell"( New l. Pr6sentaciodne la LawrenceD urrella" ppearsin Republic1 4 &21 September Bibliotheque:'UnBeib liotheque CLCWeb:C omparative pp.55-56,58-60) maudite?b" y ChantaBl arthoux. 1998, by Peter 'Amiti6 Literature and Culture: A Green,i s an attacko n LD, buta ll. Hommages: WWWebJ ournal 1.2 (June tributet o his poetrya nd The litteraireb"y MichelD eon; 19 99). AlexandriaQ uaftet.G reen does "LawrenceD urrelle n some interestinga nalyses M6diterran6eb' y Fr6d6ric- * offer A paragrapha boutE dmund of LD the man,f or example, JacquesT emple;" Lettred Keeley'sl nventingP aradise: Green'sb elieft hatL D was LawrenceD urrell"b y Jacques The GreekJ ourney( May 1999; drawnt o Miller( whomG reen Lacarridre. seeH erald2 1) is in the "Briefly seemst o detest)N, in,a nd lll. Pointsd e vue:" R6ver Noted"s ectiono f the New Perldsb ecauseth ey,l ike id6ologiuqe mentd 'Alexandrie" Yorker2 3 & 30 August1 999. himselfw, erea utodidacts. by JacquesH assoun";G endse Greenp raisesK aczvinskay s du projetS apphod e Lawrence . In CatherineA ldington's beingr ighti n interpretin"gth e Durrellb" y LaurenceA ndreini. exquisiteli ttleb ookP oemst o underlyintgh emeo l The lV. Le parcoursd 'une6 criture: Send on their Way (Sles. AlexandriaQ uartet. . . as a "TheA quariansb"y Richard Maries-de-la-MeFrr,a nce: questf or wholenessa,"n di n P i n e . GregauP ress,1 999)i s one "seeingG reecea s the lost V. EntreO riente t Occident: shortp oema boutL D," Zen." paradiser,u inedf or everf or voisinagee t pol6miques: The covero f the bookh ast he Durrelal fterh e fledC yprusi n "HermeticaR, elativitya,n d drawingb y LD thata ppearedin 1957u ndert het hreato f Place in The Alexandria the Frencht ranslatioonf assassination." Quartef'byR ichardH ood;" An RichardA ldington'sD reami n Intrudefrr omt he East"b y the Luxembourgp, ublishedb y * LindsayC larkei n "What'sin a JamesA . Brigham":F rom '1976. ActesS ud in Novel?"( Resurgence19 5 Durreltlo Desai:T he Egyptian "Zen"a nda notherp oemf rom [July/Augus1t9 99])a, reviewo f Connectioinn lndo-Anglian thisc ollectiown ill be includedin lan MacNiven 's Lawrence Literatureb"y Geeta DeusL ociN S 7. Durrell:A Biography( 1998),i s Ganapathy-Dor"6D; urrelal s muchm ores ympathetitco LD MagicaRl ealistb" y Linda * .East "TheC elestiaRl ecorderA: n thanP eterG reen.S hes uggests StumpR ashidi; andW est: Intervieww ithl an MacNivenb" y that" [f]ora fuller,m orec ubist CurrenCt riticaRl esoonsetso JoeW . Bratchelrl l is in lhe picture,M" acNiven'bs ook The AlexandriaQ uartet' by DirtyG oat1 0 (1999)T. he CarolP eirce"; Durrell'Ps aris"b y s- houldb e readw ithG ordon conversatiofno cuseso n the vl

t a I J Vl. Analyseste xtuelles: producedb y LandmarkM edia recent" Poet'sC hoice"c olumns "Technologayn d Survivali n the (3450S ladeR unD rive,F alls in the WashingtonP ost Book Worldo f Selfi n the Fictiono f Church,V A 22042;8 00-342- World.H er columnf or 27 LawrenceD urrell"b y PaulH . 4336)i n 1999.N arratedb y August2 000m entionsh erj oy in Lorenz"; Lep enduled e Durrell: MargareMt cCallt,h isB BC discoveringL D and ("more la narrationir oniqued ans lhe productioins 52 minuteslo ng pleasures"C)o nstantinCe avafy. AlexandriaQ uaftef' by Matthew and costs$ 225.l t was reviewed Shef eatures'TheC ity" 'Tunc and Escobar; et Nunquam: very positivelyb y MaryS oetei n "TheG od ForsakesA ntony"i n Romansd 'anticipation?b"y the LibraryJ ournalof 1 May translationbsy Rae Dalven, MarcR olland",W ritingth e Pont 2000. whoset ranslationssh es ayss he du Gard"b y StephanieM oore. On Sunday1, 5A ugust1 998 now preferst o Durrell's.D ove's Vll. Histoire/ Repr6sentation at 8:10p .m.,S heilaH arveys aw columnf or 3 Septembeor nce de I'histoiret transmission: thef ilmo n BBCT V Channe2l againm entionDs urrelal nd .The HistoricaPl ictureso f (it was parto f the BBC's Cavafya ndg oeso n to discuss Durrell'sC onstanceb" y Susan "Bookmarks"e ries)a ndw rote Mark Doty'sc ollectionM y VanderC loster";D euxr 6fugi6s PaulL orenza bouti t: "lt was Alexandria,f rom which she d'eux-mdmesT:h e bitter directeda ndp roducedb y Nadia reproducesth e poem necessityo f exilef or Lawrence Haggara ndt he mainp resenter "Brilliance." Durrel&l GeorgesS imenon"b y wasM argareMt cCall,a lthough JaneE blenK eller; lan MacNivena nd Frangoise " In "OneH at,T hree "Postmodernismeet oost- Kestsmanb othf eaturedl.a n Languagesin" the 13A ugust 6critureI:' histoirdee Durrell"b y wasm ainlyc overintgh e Indian 2000 New York Times Book 'Still StephanH erbrechter; on anglea nda ppearedto be Review" Booksi n Brief'section, the Roadw ithD urrellL: awrence dresseda ccordinglyQ. uitea n p.14,P eterK houryr eviews Durrelal nd/inP opularC ulture" interestinpgr ogram." Birdso f Passageb y Robert by H.R.S toneback. 5o16t,r anslatedb y John En guised e conclusion":D e Brownjohn(H arvill2, 000).T his la naissanced e l'6critured la ANA: REFERENCET O LD is the storyo f Georges 'Greek bibliothequdei sparueb' y Batrakania, Catholic * CorinneA lexandre-Garner. JohnL eonard'cso mbined French-speakinSgy rian reviewo f Rimbaudb y Graham businessmanw'h o becomes " ln Writers'Housesb y Robba nd Orwell:Wintry wealthyin early2 Oth-century FrancescaP remoli-Droleur s, Conscienceo f a Generationb y Cairob y "manufacturintgh e withP hotographbsy Erica JeffreyM eyersi s in the Nationl l tarboosh'-ofre z."S ol6" follows Lennarda nda Prologueb y Decembe2r 000,p p.32ff. fourg enerationosf the MargueriteD uras( NY:T he Commentinga boutM eyers' Batrakanfia milyi n '1995 Egypt,"u ntil VendomeP ress, contentiotnh at" [Orwellf]e lt natronalisamn di ndeoendence [Englisthr anslationE]:d itiondsu guiltya boute verything," causet hemt o leave.T he novel Chdne--HachetLteiv re,1 9 94), Leonarda sks:" Howc ome "hasc haracterass exotica s the therei s a photographtico uro f LawrenceD urrelal ndA nthony setting. . . Maggi,G eorges's LD'sh omei n Sommidres(a s it Burgessn everf eltg uiltya bout sister-in-laawn do ccasional wasc hangeda fterh isd eath) fhel coloniasl erviceo r imperial lover,i s as sensuousa s anyone anda biographicaslk etcho f privilege?("3 6-37). in LawrenceD urrell'sA lexandria him (pp.56-63). Quaftet." Sectionso n LD'sf riendsl sak . "Valentinth e CeramicA rtist" * DinesenJ,e anG ionoa, nd by NoraN adjarianin Suniet Suggestiveldyr essedfa shion DylanT homasa rea lso (CyprusA ir waysi n -flight modelsi n sexuallyti tillating includedi;n all,t wentyw riters' magazineA) utumn2 000,p p.67, posesd isplayintgh emselves homesa re presented 69, 71 haso ner eferenceto LD. beforeL D, ProustJ, oyce,a nd SeeN EWSF ROMC YPRUS. otherw ritersW! here?A t F I L M o . 8 . GeorgeW hitman's Shakespear&e Co. in Paris, * The video LawrenceD urrell:A . RitaD oveh asw ritten wheret he modelsw ere Smilei n the Mind's Eye was enthusiasticalalyb outL D in two photographeadg ainswt alls

l 4 filledw ithp hotoso f famous New Sfatesman1 29( 3 April * Artemis Cooper'sW ritinga t literatiI.n "Seeingls Believing: 2000). the Kitchen Table: The The FantasyW orld of Paris Authorized Biography of Couture"i n the /ndependent " LD is mentionedin "BrassaT, ElizabethD avid Magazine[L ondon]o f 5 August the Writer' by John L. Browni n (HarmondswortEhn, gl and: 2000,t herea re two pictureso f World Literature Today 74 Penguin1, 999;N Y:E ccoP ress LD--oneo n the magazine's (Winter2 000). /HarperCollin2s0, 00)i ncludes cover. five referencesto LD. * The firsto f the elevene ssays In "BeyondB angers: * A characterin the story" The andt hreet alest hatc omprise ElizabethD avidF aceda GirlW ho NeverC ame"b y Scott AndreA ciman'sF alseP apers DauntingT ask:A wakeningth e Spenceri n RollingS fone( 6 July (NY:F arrarS, trausa ndG iroux, EnglishP alatet o Sensual 2000)" hada brief 2000),e ssayso n exilea nd Pleasure("N YTBR1 7 'Alexandria: correspondencwe ith Lawrence memory,is entitled Septembe2r 000,p .9),a review Durrell." The Capitaol f Memory.S" ound of the above,L auraS hapiro familiar?A cimani s writing statest hat she is surprisedto " LD is mentionedin "Justa abouth isr eturni n 1995t o seea secondb iographoy f LittleM oreW ritinga bout Alexandriac,i tyo f hisb irtht hat Davidj ust two yearsa fter" the Provenceb" y ThomasS wicki n he at agef ourteena ndh is admiringa ndc omprehensive '1965 the SouthF loridaS un-Sentrne/, familyf ledi n becauseo f ElizabethD avid,b y Lisa carriedb y the Knight-Ridder increasinagn ti-Semitism. Chaneyp, ublisheidn 1998," NewsS ervicef or 3 July2 000. Overlookintgh e easternb ay andc oncludetsh at" [e]ight PeterM ayles uffersb y fromt he balconyo f hisr ooma t yearsa fter[ David's]d eatha nd comoarisown ithL D.w e'lla ll be the HotelC ecil,A cimans tates: two biographiesla ter,w e know 'l gladt o know. am thinkingo f LD ando f what a lot abouth erl ifeb ut relatively he mighth avef elts tandingin littlea boutw hy she mattered." * ln AlexandeSr tille'sa rticle thisv erys ameh otelm oret han JulieG ray'sr eviewo f Roger 'Resurrecting AlexandriaC: an fifty yearsa go' (3-4).( Therea re Williams'sL unch with Elizabeth Rebuildintgh e GreatL ibrary two shortL D quotesa nd two David (Carroll& Graf, 2000) Also Redeemt he City?"( New more referencesto him in this appearsin the'Booksi n Brief' Yorker8 May 2000,p p.90-99), essay,t he onlyo net hat sectiono f the 13A ugust2 000 therea re two referencesto LD. mentionsL D.) NYI8R. p.14.I n thish istorical The Egyptiana rchitect Exiledf romE gypt,A ciman novel,w hichw andersb etween MohamedA wad,w ho is the hasl ivedi n ltaly,F rancea, nd Englanda ndF rancefr om1 910 heado f the Alexandria the US, but,w herevehr e is, his intot he 1990s", [r]eaderssi t PreservatioTnr usta nds pokea t thoughtsg o backt o Alexandria, downt o two splendidlu nches OMG lX inA lexandriian 1996, whichr emainsth e background withE lizabethD avid,t he late is mentionedfo r hisa ttempto of thesee ssaysa ndt alest hat Englishfo odw riter.A" lthough saveo r at leastt o exploreth e focuso n loss,r emembering, "David'ss oirits uffusesth e archeologicarel mainsb elowt he anda nalyzinga ndr efashioning novel,N" ormanD ouglasw, ho site of the new library." [T]wo memones. wasa goodf riendo f David's, second-centuBry. C.G reek The front,i nsidef lapo f the "playst he leadingr ole." mosaicf loors--almoasts finely dustj ackets tates": Each '1999 detaileda s oil paintingsw" ere experiencseu mmonsu p,i n its ' The December Vogue found,b utf undsf or further ownw ay,t he enduringm emory magazineh asa pictoriasl pread excavationra no ut and" now of Alexandria--cait yw hose on JacobR othchild'hso meo n ironicallyth, e newl ibrarym ay characterm, ystiquea, nd Corfu,w hichb egins": Lawrence be buryingth e ancientli brary strangep aradoxeasr e now Durrell'sb ooka bouth isi dyllic oncea ndf ora ll"( 99). foreverc asti n Aciman'sv oice." childhoodo n Corfu[ sic!] Perhaps--unleosns eh ase arlier describeas n all-but-vanished * StephenT umimr emarksth at becomei mbuedw ithC avafvo r world.F or mostp eoplew ho Gazai s "reminiscenotf LD, visitt he greenesot f the Greek LawrenceD urrell'sa ndE .M. islandsn ow,t he smello f suntan Forster'As lexandri^i"n "Diary," lotionh angsh eavyi n thea ir."

1 5 * An obituaryo f painterM ax perceivedh istoricaelv ent,h as in the pasth aveb een. Chapmanb y DavidB uckmanin beenp romptedb y whatt his the lndependen(t3 0 November bookd id to my head.' * Naturalistsa mongu s will want 1999)s tates( incorrectlyt)h at to investigateP aul Sterry's OswellB lakeston" publishedth e * Therea re two referencesto CompleteM editerranean first poems by Lawrence LD in PassionateN omad: The Wildlife( frafalgar Square, Durrell"i n Proems( 1938).T he Lifeo f Freya Starkb y Jane $27.50p aperback)l.t shouldb e articlea lsot ouchesu ponw riter FletcheGr eniesse(N Y: interestintgo comparet his M.P. Shiela nd the aristocracy RandomH ouse,1 999). volumew ith lhe NaturalH istory of the islandk ingdomo f of the Mediterranean(1 982)b y Redonda. * ln Ruth Reichl'sT endera t the TegwynH arris. Bone: Growing Up at the Table '1998, " ln For the Loveo f Books:1 15 (NY:R andomH ouse, * Fort hoseD urrellianws hose CelebratedW riterso n the hardbackN; Y: BroadwayB ooks, palatesh ave come lo crave Books TheyL ove Mostby 1999,p aperback)t,h e author, Mediterraneacnu isine,O llye RonaldB . Shwartz who is the restauranct ritico f Oil: The Elixiro f Life,w ith 42 (GrosseVPutnam[h ardcover], the New York Times,r elates Recrpesb y MyrsiniL ambraki March1 999;B erkley beings ervedC hineseo lives, (AthensN: ereusM, arch1 999, [paperbackM], ay2 000,p .72), "larges, mootho lives,u nlike 78pp) will be a welcomeb ook. RitaD ovej udgesl he any I hads een,"a t a small Abouth alfo f it explainsth e 'Lawrence AlexandriaQ uartet" oneo f the lunch." l bit intoo ne. history,p roductiona, nd majorl iterarya ccomplishments Durrell,I' said,w onderingif I assessmenotf oliveo il,r ecipes of thisc entury.S" hew as was pronouncintgh e name makeu p the remainder. affectedf irst by "its renderingo f right,'saidth at olivesh ad a taste the city,A lexandriai,n such as old as coldw ater.'I rolledt he WITHG RATITUDE complexityth aty ous tillc annot mustyp it aroundi n my mouth, graspi t. . . . Wheny ouf inish.. . thinkingth ati f I couldc omeu p For providingm ateriaflo r this you stilld on'tk nowA lexandria, withj ust one descriptiona s numbero f the newsletterw, e andy et youa reo n intimate goodI couldc allm yselfa wisht o thankt he following: terms." writer"( 281,1 999e d.). CatherineA ldingtonP, eter Dovei s alsoi mpressedb y the BaldwinJ, ohnB odley,R oger Quartet's tructure--"it'vse ry MARGINALIA Bowen,J ane Brodsky EinsteinianS."h e explainst hat it FitzpatrickB, rewster "present[so]n e person'sv iews o * Thosew ho havef alleni n love ChamberlinR, .W.C halloner, thoroughltyh aty ou are withE gyptw illd elightin Valley AlanW . FriedmanL, awrenceB . convincedo f it, andt henD urrell of the GoldenM ummiesb y Zahi GamacheN, ormanG ates, un-convinceyso u in the next Hawass( NY:A brams,2 000). SheilaH arvey,E arlI ngersoll, part.A ndt hat'ss ucha Filledw ithm arvelous Panos KaragiorgosJ,a ne wrenchingo f the space-time photographsth, e book KellerA, nnaL illiosP, aul continuumth aty ourc onceptso f describetsh e tombsf ounda LorenzN, oraN adjarianH, ilary realitya nd perceptioanr e coupleo f yearsa goa t Whitton PaipetiC, arolP eirce, shatteredW. hen I lookb acko n Bahariyan, otf ar fromt he Giza DavidR adavichD, avid my ownw ork,I thinkt hatm y monumentsT. heser ichly RoesselA, vi SharonJ, ack attemptsto get at another appointedto mbsa ret he resting StewartH, .R.S tonebacka, nd versiono f historya, nother placeo f verys uccessful AnneZ ahlan. versiono f a well-knowna nd merchantsn, ott hoseo f royalty acceptedo r stereotypically as the lavisht ombsd iscovered h}A/Ahh

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