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Sauve Qui Peut: Stories Kindle Edition

by Lawrence Durrell (Author), Nicolas Bentley (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
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For the British delegation to Vulgaria, no problem is too small to become a crisis in this lively story collection of diplomatic misadventure
In the words of Antrobus, master diplomat in the King’s service, diplomacy was once “a quiet and restful trade carried on in soothing inanity among a hundred shady legations and embassies all over the globe.” What changed? What caused this most noble profession to fall from grace? Women, of course. A diplomatic incident begins brewing as soon as the lovely new French ambassador—or is it ambassadress?—arrives in Vulgaria. One of the British delegation is instantly besotted, and about to begin his pursuit when a rival appears in the form of roguish Italian diplomat Bonzo di Porco. Because these are servants of the most advanced governments in the world, they settle their dispute rationally: with swords. Jealousy, selfishness, swordplay? All are commonplace in Antrobus’s embassy. In these nine juicy tales, the King’s diplomats may seldom be diplomatic, but they always manage to get the job done—with or without bloodshed.
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Lawrence Durrell

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Nancy and Lawrence Durrell

A Page from Durrell's Notebook

Lawrence Durrell aboard his Boat

This photograph of Lawrence Durrell aboard his boat, the Van Norden, is taken from a negative discovered among his papers. The vessel is named after a character in Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer. (Photograph held in the British Library’s modern manuscripts collection.)

Nancy and Lawrence Durrell

This photograph of Nancy and Lawrence Durrell was likely taken in Delphi, Greece, in late 1939. (Photo courtesy of Joanna Hodgkin and the Gerald Durrell Estate.)

A page from Durrell’s Notebook

A page from Durrell’s notebooks, or, as he called them, the 'quarry.' This page introduced his notes on the 'colour and narrative' of scenes in Justine. (Photo courtesy of the Lawrence Durrell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.)

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“A rewarding cocktail based on two parts Wodehouse and half a part of H. H. Munro.” —The New York Times “No person, place or thing can ever quite remain the same for us after we have seen, smelled, tasted, heard and felt it through the senses of Lawrence Durrell.” —Saturday Review “These tales of comic woe, small disasters, goofs, gaffes and misadventures from the ridiculous to the absurd depict the vaudeville of a government bureaucracy.” —Publishers Weekly 

About the Author

Born in Jalandhar, British India, in 1912 to Indian-born British colonials, Lawrence Durrell was a novelist, poet, and travel writer best known for the Alexandria Quartet novels. A passionate and dedicated writer from an early age, Durrell wrote over thirty-five books , including the Avignon Quintet, the Booker Prize–nominated Constance, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize–winner Monsieur. He corresponded with author Henry Miller for forty-five years, and Miller influenced much of Durrell’s early work, including a provocative and controversial novel, The Black Book. Durrell died in France in 1990.  

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0085IN4N4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media (June 12, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 12, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3221 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 82 pages
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Born in Jalandhar, British India, in 1912 to Indian-born British colonials, Lawrence Durrell was a critically hailed and beloved novelist, poet, humorist, and travel writer best known for the Alexandria Quartet novels, which were ranked by the Modern Library as among the greatest works of English literature in the twentieth century. A passionate and dedicated writer from an early age, Durrell’s prolific career also included the groundbreaking Avignon Quintet, whose first novel, Monsieur (1974), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and whose third novel, Constance (1982), was nominated for the Booker Prize. He also penned the celebrated travel memoir Bitter Lemons of Cyprus (1957), which won the Duff Cooper Prize. Durrell corresponded with author Henry Miller for forty-five years, and Miller influenced much of his early work, including a provocative and controversial novel, The Black Book (1938). Durrell died in France in 1990.

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E. J. Jordan
5.0 out of 5 stars Larry Durrell can do no wrong!
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020
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I absolutely LOVE Durrell’s clever tales of his Diplomatic Service. His prose so carefully crafted, his wit razor sharp, and the stories are just delicious!
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Richard Frank
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a damp diplomatic squib
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2012
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Having read this book many years ago, and purchased same as a gift for a recuperating friend (who delighted in it), I subsequently gave my copy to 'someone' who has never returned it. Seeing it available, I ordered this one, only to find that the edition cannot have been the one I originally read. A specific description as to which edition offered, therefore, would be more than helpful.
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pirate30
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2018
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Disappointing in that this edition did not contain some of the much-loved stories found in my earlier (and now lost) edition. Otherwise, a lovely, fun book
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