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| Author | Lawrence Durrell |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Avignon Quintet |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback and Hardback) |
| Pages | 202 pp |
| ISBN | 0-14-007705-7 |
| OCLC | 11649588 |
| 823/.912 19 | |
| LC Class | PR6007.U76 S4 1985 |
| Preceded by | Constance |
| Followed by | Quinx |
Sebastian, or Ruling Passions (1983), is the fourth volume in The Avignon Quintet series by British author Lawrence Durrell, which was published from 1974 to 1985. This novel is set mainly in Switzerland immediately after World War II. It continues the story of Constance and a Gnostic cult, which was introduced in the first novel of the quintet, Monsieur (1974).