num_pages: 214
description: Balthazar, is the second volume of Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet, set in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1940s. The events of each lush and sensuous novel are seen through the eyes of the central character L.G. Darley, who observes the interactions of his lovers, friends, and acquaintances. Balthazar, named for Darley's friend, a doctor and mystic, interprets Darley's views from a philosophical and intellectual viewpoint.
language: English
title: Balthazar
titlecomplete: Balthazar (Faber paperbacks)
characters: David Mountolive, Josh Scobie, Clea Montis, L.G. Darley, Paul Capodistria, Narouz Hosnani, Leila Hosnani, Justine Hosnani, S. Balthazar, Percy Pursewarden, Nessim Hosnani, Gaston Pombal
genres: Fiction, Egypt, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Africa
ratings_count: 3810
places: Egypt, Alexandria
series: Alexandria Quartet
publisher: Faber Faber Inc