num_pages: 280
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: Spanish; Castilian
title: Balthazar
titlecomplete: Balthazar (The Alexandria Quartet, #2)
characters: Paul Capodistria, Percy Pursewarden, Leila Hosnani, Narouz Hosnani, Gaston Pombal, S. Balthazar, L.G. Darley, Clea Montis, Nessim Hosnani, Josh Scobie, David Mountolive, Justine Hosnani
genres: 20th Century, Historical Fiction, Africa, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Egypt, Classics, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 3810
places: Egypt, Alexandria
series: Alexandria Quartet
publisher: Sudamericana