[ilds] ILDS Digest, Vol 77, Issue 1_Durrell's residence in Alexandria

[sharbanibm]

I agree with Sumantra, as Durrell could not have stayed at Alexandria that
long. His biography by Ian MacNiven may also be consulted for confirmation.
Sharbani Banerjee Mukherjd
On Sep 9, 2013 5:32 AM, "Sumantra Nag" <sumantranag at gmail.com> wrote:

> James,
>
> Yes, as far as I know Durrell made his next visit in 1977 and wrote about
> it. I got his article about that trip from the Net.
>
> Just a thought - would it not be negligent for the ILDS to allow a major
> inaccuracy about the period of Durrell's residence in Alexandria to pass
> uncorrected on its page? You could perhaps send a discreet clarification?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Sumantra
>
> Sent from my Samsung Tablet
> On 9 Sep 2013 10:19, "James Gifford" <james.d.gifford at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Durrell left in 1945 for Rhodes.  I think he arrived in 1941 or early
>> '42, but I'd need to actually check.  Stephanides has an interesting
>> account of the Luna hotel for refugees in /Autumn Gleanings/.  Fort this
>> particular story, I'm inclined to think that newspapers aren't known for
>> reliable data, nor news in general -- however, the publicity is good, so
>> I'm not personally inclined to be too critical...
>>
>> I'd have to double check, but the next visit to Egypt was near to 1977.
>>
>> Good to see you're all noticing this event, sad as it is!
>>
>> Best,
>> James
>>
>> On 2013-09-08 9:29 PM, Sumantra Nag wrote:
>>
>>> The post seems to say that Durrell stayed in Alexandria from 1942 to
>>> 1956...??
>>>
>>> Surely, he left Alexandria with Eve Cohen - perhaps for Rhodes - around
>>> 1942 or during the early 1940s. As far as I know his next visit to
>>> Alexandria came many years later.
>>>
>>> Sumantra
>>>
>>> Sent from my Samsung Tablet
>>>
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