The International Lawrence Durrell Society invites submissions of proposals for 20-minute presentations to be given at the 50th annual Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture after 1900, to be held from 23-25 February 2023. Proposals can be sent to Prof. James Decker at jdecker@icc.edu. Deadline for submissions is 11 September 2022. Guidelines are available here.
Thanks to all who participated in On Miracle Ground XXI, the bi-annual conference of the International Lawrence Durrell Society, originally scheduled for Toulouse, France in 2020, that was held on-line on June 9-11, 2022. The theme for the conference was “Mysticisms, Heresies, and Heterotopias in the Works of Lawrence Durrell.” The papers were terrific, and …
The new issue of The Herald has arrived! Beautifully edited by Peter Baldwin and Steve Moore, it is chock full of wonderful material, including moving tributes to the late H. R. “Stoney” Stoneback and Edmund Keeley. And don’t forget to mark your calendars for the ILDS virtual conference on June 9-11, 2022. To read the issue, …
The International Durrell Society laments the passing of Edmund Keeley (1928-2022), poet, translator, novelist, essayist, and long-time member and supporter of the Society. We all treasured his keen intellect and many contributions to Durrell studies and literary scholarship across a wide range of fields. To know him was to admire him and his lasting accomplishments.
The annual Literature and Culture Since 1900 Conference was held on 24-26 February 2022 in Louisville and once again featured a panel of academic papers organized by the International Lawrence Durrell Society. The theme for the Friday session was “’Everything miasmic’: Modernist Bodies in Sickness and Health.” Attendees celebrated afterward with good food and wine and …
The International Lawrence Durrell joins with literary admirers, friends, and family across the globe to mourn the passing of the indomitable H. R. “Stoney” Stoneback. He was a vibrant presence at many ILDS gatherings and those of many other societies. To read the obituary describing his remarkable teaching, academic, poetic, and musical career, click here. …
The results are in for the 2021 White Mice Poetry Contest! The theme this year was “history revisited,” in connection with the pandemic-delayed ILDS conference scheduled for Toulouse, France, in June 2022. To view the list of prize-winners, click here. Many thanks to our dedicated judges: Dianne Vipond, Julia Hardie Kazcvinski, and Julie Kane.
The September 2021 issue of The Herald features tributes to the memory of Brewster Chamberlin, a first look at the new Faber editions of the Quartet, Christopher Bacon’s essay on Anne Ridler’s editing of Reflections on a Marine Venus, book reviews, and, of course, The Chart Room. Check it out here.
Faber and Faber, Lawrence Durrell’s London publishers from the 1930’s until his death, are in the process of re-publishing his Faber back-catalogue. Now available are Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive and Clea, all with new Introductions by Andre Aciman, Alaa Al Aswany, William Boyd, and Elif Shafak. Click here for the press release for Justine. Click here for …
