On Friday, February 5, Durrellians from seven different countries and a variety of time zones gathered virtually to share readings of Lawrence Durrell, discussion, and camaraderie. Thanks to everyone who participated. We enjoyed readings of poetry, the novels (especially The Alexandria Quartet), and the “island” books (like Bitter Lemons and Reflections on a Marine Venus). …
We have just lost another devoted Durrellian scholar and accomplished Renaissance man, Brewster Chamberlin. He served as long-time Director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial in Washington, D.C. and on the faculty and board of the Durrell School in Corfu. “To be guided around Avignon by Brewster was to experience the medieval renegade Papacy, and to …
David Williams Russell, a long-time and much-beloved member of the International Lawrence Durrell Society, passed away in Carmel, California at the age of 75 on Election Day, November 3, 2020. To read about his remarkable life and accomplishments, click here. We send our sincere condolences to his family and many friends.
The newest volume of The Herald has been posted and can be found online here. You’ll want to read this to get the updated information regarding the ILDS ‘On Miracle Ground’ conference which, due to the covid-19 pandemic, was postponed until 2022. Included in this volume is a lengthy eulogy for Michael Haag which was …
The latest issue of The Herald is now available, admirably edited by Peter Baldwin and Steve Moore. As usual, The Herald is chock full of interesting stories and updates about Lawrence Durrell, devoted Durrellians, and the most recent activities of the International Lawrence Durrell Society. To read the new issue, click here.
During elections at our first-ever virtual meeting of the International Lawrence Durrell Society on June 24, the membership approved the following ILDS Executive Board for 2020-2022: Isabelle Keller-Privat, President; James Decker, Vice President; Paul Lorenz, Secretary-Treasurer; and at-large members Peter Baldwin, Pamela Francis, Steven Moore, David Radavich, and Fiona Tomkinson. Thanks to all these Durrellians …
The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture since 1900 has been postponed from February 2021 to February 2022. Our Durrell-related scholarly panel has likewise been postponed. The theme for this year’s panel was to have been “Modernist Bodies in Sickness and Health.” We plan to revisit this timely topic when circumstances permit.
In Memory and Celebration of Michael Haag I think that most of our readers will have heard about the untimely death of Michael Haag last January. It took but an instant to decide, as editors, that this edition of The Herald should be put over entirely to our memories and celebrations of Michael and his …
As has been the case for many years (decades!), members of the International Lawrence Durrell Society met in Louisville on February 22-23 for the Literature Since 1900 Conference. We held our annual Board meeting – very productive – and attended the Durrell conference session on Saturday. And as usual, we enjoyed two festive repasts – …
