Monsieur by Lawrence Durrell (The Avignon Quintet #1)

Monsieur is the first novel in Lawrence Durrell’s Avignon Quintet, a layered and metafictional exploration of love, death, and metaphysics set against the backdrop of a decaying pre- and post-WWII Europe. The narrative weaves between characters and timelines, blending fiction and philosophy as it examines themes like Gnosticism, madness, and spiritual exile. It's complex, ambitious, and full of literary play.

Hardcover, 1975

Goodreads: 3.65