Balthazar
By (author): "Lawrence Durrell"
Publish Date:
1958
ISBN1400000289
ISBN139781400000289
AsinBalthazar
CharactersJustine Hosnani, Nessim Hosnani, Clea Montis, Gaston Pombal, S. Baltha
Original titleBalthazar
SeriesAlexandria Quartet #2
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.