The Alexandria Quartet (1957–1960) is a sequence of four interlinked novels set in Alexandria, Egypt, before and during World War II. Written by British author Lawrence Durrell, the series explores the shifting nature of truth, love, and memory through multiple perspectives. The first three books—Justine, Balthazar, and Mountolive—recount overlapping events from different narrative viewpoints, while the final novel, Clea, serves as a reflective conclusion. Central to the story is L.G. Darley, an English teacher and writer who revisits his past relationships and political entanglements. The Quartet ultimately presents a philosophical meditation on the relativity of truth, inspired by Einsteinian ideas, rejecting a single authoritative version of events in favor of a multifaceted, subjective reality.
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