Durrell (redirected from Durrell, Gerald (Malcolm))

Dur·rell  (dûrl), Lawrence George 1912-1990.

British writer of Irish descent whose best-known work is The Alexandria Quartet (1957-1960), a series of novels treating the same characters from different perspectives.

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Durrell [ˈdʌrəl]

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1. (Biographies / Durrell, Gerald (Malcolm) (1925-1995) M, British, SCIENCE: zoologist, WRITING: writer) Gerald (Malcolm). 1925-95, British zoologist and writer: his books include The Bafut Beagles (1954), My Family and Other Animals (1956), and The Aye-aye and I (1992)

2. (Biographies / Durrell, Lawrence (George) (1912-1990) M, British, WRITING: poet, WRITING: novelist) his brother, Lawrence (George). 1912-90, British poet and novelist; author of The Alexandria Quartet of novels, consisting of

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Durrell - English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990) Lawrence Durrell, Lawrence George Durrell