Monsieur: or, The Prince of Darkness

Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990) was a British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer best known for his most notable work, The Alexandria Quartet (1957–1960), along with The Avignon Quintet (1974–1985). His major literary achievements include the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1974) for Monsieur, the Duff Cooper Prize (1957) for Bitter Lemons, a Booker Prize nomination (1982), and Nobel Prize considerations in 1961–1962.Encyclopaedia