The Doris Lessing Reader

Lessing, Doris

ISBN 10: 0224026496 / ISBN 13: 9780224026499

Edité par Jonathan Cape, London, 1989

1st UK edition, 8vo, 515pp, a selection from her work, VG Copy in sl rubbed VG DJ Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N° de réf. du vendeur 41035

Synopsis :

When Doris Lessing came to England from Rhodeisa almost forty years ago, she brought with her a manuscript: The Grass is Singing. It was immediately recognised as an exceptional first novel and she was soon acclaimed as one of the finest writers in English, producing work which is consistently controversial, entertaining and profound. This volume is the perfect way to encounter a remarkable author in all the facets of her work. Doris Lessing herself has chosen the extracts, from The Grass is Singing; the two great novel sequences, Children of Violence and Canopus in Argos; The Golden Notebook; Briefing for a Descent into Hell; The Summer Before Dark; and The Good Terrorist. There are six short stories and a representative section of non-fiction, including a piece from Going Home (a personal account of her return to Africa); an essay, 'My Father' from A Small Personal Voice; and an article describing her interest in Sufism. In the preface Doris Lessing points out that her readership tends to fall into two categories - those who admire her writing for its realism and those who prefer her space fiction. The Reader shows just how meaningless such divisions can be. Doris Lessing's ideas evolve over the years; we seen them recur and develop in this generous selection from an extraordinary body of work.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Doris Lessing Reader
Éditeur : Jonathan Cape, London
Date d'édition : 1989
Reliure : Hard Cover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : Very Good
Edition : First Edition.