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Lessing, Doris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060831413 ISBN 13 : 9780060831417

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Lessing Doris

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Refreshing and invigorating... An invaluable collection..” (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

“Lessing has a first-rate critical mind. Her social and political observations are acute.” (Miami Herald)

“There’s much to enjoy in this collection of essays.” (New York Times Book Review)

“A clarion call . . . Declaimed in Lessing’s brisk, wry voice and articulated with pragmatic intelligence.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Full of that sympathy for the human condition that informs her fiction... Each of these pieces is worth reading.” (The Times (London))

“In these pieces, we hear the tough, uncompromising... courageous voice that has made Lessing an icon for freedom of thought.” (Elaine Showalter, Times Literary Supplement (London))

“Remarkably cohesive . . . one comes away with a real sense of who Lessing is. . . . [A] humane and truly internationalist book.” (Peter Parker, Sunday Times (London))

“Eloquent, worthy essays.” (Seattle Times)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this collection of the very best of Doris Lessing's essays, we are treated to the wisdom and keen insight of a writer who has learned, over the course of a brilliant career spanning more than half a century, to read the world differently. From imagining the secret sex life of Tolstoy to the secrets of Sufism, from reviews of classic books to commentaries on world politics, these essays cover an impressive range of subjects, cultures, periods, and themes, yet they are remarkably consistent in one key regard: Lessing's clear-eyed vision and clearly expressed prose.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060831413
• ISBN 13: 9780060831417
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384