While in Alexandria Lawrence met Eve/Eva (Yvette) Cohen, a Jewish Alexandrian. She inspired his character Justine in The Alexandria Quartet. In 1942, separated from his wife, Durrell moved to Alexandria, Egypt, and became press attaché in the British Information Office. Ostensibly working, Durrell was in reality closely observing the assortment of sights, sensations, and people that wartime Alexandria, a crossroads of the East and West, had to offer. He also met Eve Cohen, a Jewish woman from Alexandria, who was to become his model for Justine. Durrell married her (his second wife) In 1947, after his divorce from Nancy Myers was completed, Durrell married Eve Cohen. In 1951, their daughter Sappho Jane was b.May 30, 1951 d.Feb 1, 1985 Holloway District, North London, England, United Kingdom Cause: suicide by hanging
Durrell quotes:
Music is only love looking for words.
There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature.
Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.
Durrell quotes:
Music is only love looking for words.
There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature.
Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.
While in Alexandria Lawrence met Eve/Eva (Yvette) Cohen, a Jewish Alexandrian. She inspired his character Justine in The Alexandria Quartet. In 1942, separated from his wife, Durrell moved to Alexandria, Egypt, and became press attaché in the British Information Office. Ostensibly working, Durrell was in reality closely observing the assortment of sights, sensations, and people that wartime Alexandria, a crossroads of the East and West, had to offer. He also met Eve Cohen, a Jewish woman from Alexandria, who was to become his model for Justine. Durrell married her (his second wife) In 1947, after his divorce from Nancy Myers was completed, Durrell married Eve Cohen. In 1951, their daughter Sappho Jane was b.May 30, 1951 d.Feb 1, 1985 Holloway District, North London, England, United Kingdom Cause: suicide by hanging
Durrell quotes:
Music is only love looking for words.
There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature.
Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.
Durrell quotes:
Music is only love looking for words.
There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature.
Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.
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