Prospero’s Cell

“Prospero’s Cell” (1960) by Lawrence Durrell is a fictionalized account of the author’s stay on the island of Corfu and his friendship with the Armenian writer, Constant Zarian, the Prospero of the title. Durrell wrote: “…Zarianis grey, eminent and imposing with his mane of hair and his habit of conducting himself as he intones latest love-song; he claims to be Armenia’s greatest poet with a firmness and modesty that completely charm…”

“Prospero’s Cell” (1960) by Lawrence Durrell is a fictionalized account of the author’s stay on the island of Corfu and his friendship with the Armenian writer, Constant Zarian, the Prospero of the title. Durrell wrote: “…Zarianis grey, eminent and imposing with his mane of hair and his habit of conducting himself as he intones latest love-song; he claims to be Armenia’s greatest poet with a firmness and modesty that completely charm…”