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Justine

By: Lawrence Durrell
Narrated by: Nigel Anthony
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Justine is the first volume in The Alexandria Quartet, four interlinked novels set in the sensuous, hot environment of Alexandria just before the Second World War. Within this polyglot setting of richly idiosyncratic characters is Justine, wild and intense, wife to the wealthy business man Nessim, a mari complaisant. Her emotional and sexual wildness fuels a highly charged atmosphere which, caught famously by Durrell's poetic language, made Justine (1957), and three novels that complete the Quartet - Balthazar (1958), Mountolive (1958), and Clea (1960) - both a critical and a popular success.

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A cross between Proust and Casa Blanca, John Le Carre. Rich and complex language creates the atmosphere of mid 20th century Alexandria, a character itself in the midst of passionate relationships and dynamic intriguing personalities. Not plot driven or light literature here, but beautiful profound writing.

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This is a good recording, but it isn't the full book. It is heavily abridged, maybe only 70% of the book.

Not the whole book

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I absolutely love the Alexandria Quartet, but Nigel is awful.
Does not fit the character at all and his portrayal of women is horrendous.
Too bad as it ruined the stories for me.

Wrong Narrator!!

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Groundbreaking literature that flows like rhythymic waves of sensual atmospheric honey to the ears and mind. Here are lives and loves and place so exquisitely examined. Abridgement here is a disservice to anyone who has never read this 1st novel of the Alexandrian Quartet, and painful to one who has. Sigh; Dream; Ache; Fear; Yearn for more.

A Crime to Abridge

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Where does Justine rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Justine Clea Baltazar and Mountolive are books you cannot ignore in your live

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The reader is simple marvellous

Wonderfull

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And to hear it read for the first time! What a pleasure! I think I'll stop right there and leave the rest to your listening pleasure.

Top in my pantheon of favorite books

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The two stars for Overall and Story are because this audiobook is heavily abridged. I didn’t see that information when I purchased this book. I should have paid closer attention to the run time! I was looking forward to hearing the book in its entirety because it is one of my favorites.

Heavily abridged

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