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Lawrence Durrell

1912 - 1990

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Lawrence George Durrell (; 27 February 1912 – 7 November 1990) was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the eldest brother of naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell. Born in India to British colonial parents, he was sent to England at the age of 11 for his education. He did not like formal education, and started writing poetry at the age of 15. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lawrence Durrell is the 987th most popular writer (down from 673rd in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from India (down from 84th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Indian Writer.

Lawrence Durrell is most famous for his "Alexandria Quartet," a series of four novels set in Alexandria, Egypt.

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Among writers, Lawrence Durrell ranks 987 out of 7,302. Before him are Bruce Chatwin, Heinrich Kramer, Philip Pullman, Basava, George of Pisidia, and George Gissing. After him are Taha Hussein, Jacques Hébert, Hartmann von Aue, Sherwood Anderson, Joachim du Bellay, and Ghassan Kanafani.

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Among people born in 1912, Lawrence Durrell ranks 61. Before him are Isser Harel, Don Siegel, Cornel Wilde, Kathleen Ferrier, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, and Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland. After him are Salvador Luria, Otto Kretschmer, Kim Sung-gan, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Abbé Pierre, and Rodolfo Gucci. Among people deceased in 1990, Lawrence Durrell ranks 38. Before him are Oldřich Nejedlý, Michael Powell, Bruno Bettelheim, Rex Harrison, Manly P. Hall, and Bruno Kreisky. After him are Sergio Corbucci, Jacques Demy, Boris Shcherbina, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Yiannis Ritsos, and Ugo Tognazzi.

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In India

Among people born in India, Lawrence Durrell ranks 153 out of 1,861. Before him are Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889), Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551), Guru Arjan (1563), Rajaraja I (947), Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), and Basava (1134). After him are Lata Mangeshkar (1929), Sushruta (-620), Sher Shah Suri (1486), Kasturba Gandhi (1869), Bindusara (-320), and Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Lawrence Durrell ranks 19. Before him are Meera (1498), Premchand (1880), Zeb-un-Nissa (1638), Vātsyāyana (300), Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551), and Basava (1134). After him are Sarojini Naidu (1879), Tukaram (1608), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899), Ahmed Deedat (1918), Bāṇabhaṭṭa (601), and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838).

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