Sebastian, Or, Ruling Passions A Novel
Sebastian, Or, Ruling Passions A Novel by Lawrence Durrell is a New Ed edition published by Faber & Faber in 1983, featuring 202 pages in English. This novel is the fourth installment in The Avignon Quintet and explores a quest for meaning in a tumultuous post-World War II landscape. The narrative centers on Sebastian, an Egyptian banker living in Geneva, who faces a ritual death orchestrated by a secret gnostic clan from Alexandria. His story intertwines with that of Constance, a psychoanalyst and Sebastian’s former lover, who is treating his autistic son.
Readers will find a complex and thought-provoking exploration of human emotions and relationships, as the characters navigate their intertwined fates. The novel delves into themes of renewal and the darker aspects of the human psyche, presented through Durrell’s clean prose. As part of The Avignon Quintet, this work is interconnected with the other novels in the series, offering a unique perspective on life and existence. The narrative promises a blend of suspense and originality, inviting readers to reflect on the intricate dynamics of love, loss, and the search for meaning.
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A quest for meaning in a world gone mad – the fourth novel in The Avignon Quintet. At the end of World War II Sebastian, an Egyptian banker who has been living in Geneva, is chosen for a ritual death by a secret gnostic clan based in Alexandria. His autistic son is being treated by Constance, a brilliant psychoanalyst and Sebastian’s former lover. Constance’s attempt to reshape her life and Sebastian’s quest for a death already ordained are at the center of a complex, thought-provoking story. Etched in clean prose, erotic and suspenscful, this novel probes the dark recesses of the human mind and spirit and considers the possibilities for renewal. Lawrence Durrell calls The Avignon Quintet a quincunx of novels (four items hidden in a square, with a fifth in the center). They are dependent on one another as echoes might be… books roped together like climbers on a rockface, but independent. Worth reading for the suspenscful story, the originality of plot and the unique vision of life that is Lawrence Durrell’s.
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