Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell

Bitter Lemons of Cyprus

Lawrence Durrell

256 pages • first pub 1957 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history memoir travel reflective slow-paced

Description

Bitter Lemons of Cyprus is Lawrence Durrell's unique account of his time in Cyprus, during the 1950s Enosis movement for freedom of the island from British colonial rule. Winner of the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize, it is a document at once personal,...

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Moods

informative 70%
reflective 40%
adventurous 30%
emotional 30%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
funny 20%
lighthearted 20%
relaxing 20%
sad 20%
hopeful 10%

Pace

slow 90%
fast 10%

Average rating

3.46

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