Durrell and the City commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Alexandria Quartet with a collection of fourteen new essays by a group of international scholars and critics. The collection provides a critical consideration of Durrells urban landscapes, from the London of his early novels to Avignon during World War II in his last great series, while focusing on the place that made him famousthe city of Alexandriain order to provide a reassessment of his career and achievement.