WAR AT THE HEART OF THE QUINCUNX: RESISTANCE AND COLLABORATION IN DURRELL'S CONSTANCE

Zahlan discusses resistance and collaboration in Lawrence Durrell's Constance, or Solitary Practices. It recounts the effect on main characters and chief places of Nazi Germany's brutal attempt to rule the world. The text interweaves narratives of individual experience with renderings of e...

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Published in:Deus loci 2010-01, Vol.12, p.38-147
Main Author: Zahlan, Anne R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
Durrell, Lawrence
Literary criticism
Novels
War
Writing
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Summary:Zahlan discusses resistance and collaboration in Lawrence Durrell's Constance, or Solitary Practices. It recounts the effect on main characters and chief places of Nazi Germany's brutal attempt to rule the world. The text interweaves narratives of individual experience with renderings of episodes of World War II, focusing on the defeat and domination of France and, specifically, on the occupation and liberation of the southern town of Avignon. Events, occurring variously in France, Germany, Egypt, and Switzerland, include shootings, explosions, torture, murder, execution, and suicide, as well as violent love-making and acts of tenderness and healing.
ISSN:0707-9141