Having immersed himself in the islands of Rhodes Corfu & Cyprus Lawrence Durrell turns to Sicily the largest of the Mediterranean islands with its long & varied history & its spectacular archaeological remains To equip himself for this formidable task Durrell joined a tour the ' Sicilian Carousel' & the account of his travels with a mixed bag of companions is characteristically sharp & witty But the deeper theme is Mediterranean civilization its manifestations & its meaning not only in Sicily but in Greece in Italy in Southern France The book
Includes:: several poems by Durrell not previously published all inspired by different parts of the island & is illustrated by a selection of elegant engravings Sicilian Carousel is a book to treasure