Is Lawrence Durrell's unique account of his time in cyprus, during the 1950s movement for freedom of the island from British colonial rule. 'he writes as an artist, as well as a poet; he remembers colour and landscape an...Is Lawrence Durrell's unique account of his time in cyprus, during the 1950s movement for freedom of the island from British colonial rule. 'he writes as an artist, as well as a poet; he remembers colour and landscape and the nuances of peasant conversation.