Writing · Novel · Story · Creator
Born Feb 27, 1912 · Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Active 1966–1990 · Awards: James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Cholmondeley Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Commander of the Order of the British Empire
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lawrence George Durrell (27 February 1912 – 7 November 1990) was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the oldest brother of naturalist Gerald Durrell.