Sebastian (Durrell novel)

Sebastian (Durrell novel)

Infobox Book |
name = Sebastian
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author = Lawrence Durrell
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = The Avignon Quintet
genre = Novel
publisher = Faber & Faber
release_date = 1983
media_type = Print (Paperback and Hardback)
pages = 202 pp
isbn = ISBN 0140077057
preceded_by = Constance
followed_by = Quinx

"Sebastian", published in 1983, is the fourth volume in the The Avignon Quintet series by British author Lawrence Durrell. Set mainly in Switzerland immediately after World War II, the novel continues the story of Constance and the Gnostic cult begun in Monsieur.


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