The Dark labyrinth (Record no. 68845)
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| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 823 DUR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Durrell, Lawrence |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Dark labyrinth |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Lawrence Durrell |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | : Faber & Faber |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | ,1961 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 266 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This captivating Mediterranean novel was written by Lawrence Durrell immediately after finishing his exquisite vignette about Corfu, Prospero's Cell, and a decade before Justine. The story is set on Crete just after the War, as an odd assortment of English travellers come ashore from a cruise ship to explore the island and in particular to examine a dangerous local labyrinth. They include an extrovert painter, a spiritualist, a Protestant spinster with a fox terrier, an antiquarian peer and minor poet, a soldier with guilty memories of the Cretan resistance, a pretty convalescent and an eccentric married couple.<br/><br/>To some extent the book is a roman à clef and Durrell's characters talk with great reality about their experiences, themselves and a certain psychological unease that has led most of them to embark on their journey. The climax is a disastrous visit to the labyrinth, with its reported minotaur. The novel is a gripping piece of story-telling, full of atmosphere and the vivid first-hand writing about Mediterranean landscape and people of which Durrell was a master.<br/> |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | English & Old English literatures |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Fiction |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | English fiction |
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| Koha item type | Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Not For Loan | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 03/06/2026 | 823 DUR | G8250 | 04/06/2026 | 03/06/2026 | Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection | Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection |
