Justine Author:Lawrence Durrell Justine is poetry in the form of prose, a perceptive sensuous evocation of a city and its people. Rich in imagery and description, Alexandria emerges in all its color, its vices and teeeming life. Four central characters dominate this story: Justine, the passionate tormented Jewess; Melissa, a Greek cabaret dancer; Nessim, the millionaire Cop... more »tic financier; and the "I" of the narrative, an Irish schoolmaster. Within the exotic and decadent city, these foiur play out their destinies influenced by Alexandria, symbol of an erotic world.« less