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Lawrence Durrell was a 20th-century British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. Lawrence George Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the eldest brother of naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell. Read more on Wikipedia →

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