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Bitter Lemons
by Lawrence Durrell
A travelogue about moving to Cyrpus in the 1950's which turns into a social and political history as the country undergoes armed revolt against British colonial rule. The author is superb at describing people and capturing the flavor of life in the country.
As for the latter portion about the revolt of Greek Cyrpriots- while Durell's sympathies are with the people of Cyprus, he is also fundamentally unable to let go of the colonial mindset. He uncomfortably justifies the paternalism, the right to occupy another country and deprive them of self governance, the right to oppress them with military backlash once they take up armed rebellion against the colonizers. You can see him inching toward rejecting these ideas, but is never able to cross that threshold and always walks it back or qualifies it.
As for the latter portion about the revolt of Greek Cyrpriots- while Durell's sympathies are with the people of Cyprus, he is also fundamentally unable to let go of the colonial mindset. He uncomfortably justifies the paternalism, the right to occupy another country and deprive them of self governance, the right to oppress them with military backlash once they take up armed rebellion against the colonizers. You can see him inching toward rejecting these ideas, but is never able to cross that threshold and always walks it back or qualifies it.