num_pages: 393
description: Constance is the third to appear of Lawrence Durrell's quincunx of five novels (its predecessors being Monsieur and Livia) and in it he takes one stage further his relationships between the novelist and his medium, and between his characters and the themes upon which they are variations. As the design of the whole work becomes clear its characteristic qualities of expression and structure suggest an artistic achievement likely to match that of the The Alexandria Quartet, which with the time scheme and the Egyptian sequences of the present volume form a link. Certainly the pleasure offered to the reader match the reputation of the author.
language: English
title: Constance or Solitary Practices
titlecomplete: Constance or Solitary Practices
genres: Fiction, War, British Literature, Literature, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 162
series: The Avignon Quintet
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Booker Prize
publisher: Faber and Faber