About this title: This first part of Doris Lessing's autobiography covers her African childhood and youth, her involvement in communist politics, and her departure for England and a new life. It is a self-portrait of a woman who lived through "an extraordinary time, the end of the British Empire in Africa". Being lifted high up onto her father's horse, watching ostriches high-stepping over the empty distances of the Cape, travelling in ox carts to the new African farm with trunks full of Liberty material and English silver - so begins Doris Lessing's childhood. Born in 1919, into the aftermath of World War I, ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780060926649ISBN:0060926643
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Satisfaction Guaranteed, fast shipping, please feel free to ask any questions! Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Contains: Illustrations. Under My Skin, 1. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 9/1/1995
ISBN-13:9780060926649ISBN:0060926643
Description: New. 0060926643 Brand New Book With Remainder Mark. May Have Slight Shelf Wear. In-Stock Now For Immediate Secure Packaging & Delivery wear on DJ. read more
Description: Fair. 0060926643 Unread book with dj tear, bump or corner crease. This is a new book that received the wear during its handling. Has remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 9/1/1995
ISBN-13:9780060926649ISBN:0060926643
Description: Fine. 0060926643 Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on the bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1995-10-11
ISBN-13:9780060926649ISBN:0060926643
Description: Good. Mild shelf and corner wear; Mild spine crease; Mild browning and minor soiling to page edges; Mild rubbing and wear to covers and spine; Mild crease back cover lower corner; ** Free USPS tracking and confirm on US orders ** read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 446 p. Under My Skin, 1. Audience: General/trade. Advance reading Copy. A little underlining on one of the introductory pages, otherwise clean and with only minimal wear. A slight bend to the back cover. This extraordinary autobiography covers the first 30 years of her life and is Doris Lessing'd most important work since The Golden Notebook. read more
Description: HarperCollins, 1994. 419 pages. 1st US printing / edition. Hardback. Fine-in Fine-dustjacket. No names, markings or tears. Bright and tight, appears unread. read more
Description: Harper c1994 first U. S. Edition, hardcover, clean, bright and; Solid, VERY GOOD in a VERY GOOD bright dust jacket, in a new clear mylar DJ cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780002555456ISBN:000255545X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Flamingo
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780006548256ISBN:0006548253
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Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Perennial
Date Published: 1995-10-01
ISBN-13:9780060926649ISBN:0060926643
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"Although I felt the narrative of this autobiography was a little dry (thus the 4 stars rather an 5), it is an engrossing history a life spent in Southern Rhodesia. Lessing had the awareness many of us (certainly me)lack of the many contradictions of British white life in black Africa. At an early age, she understood the wrongness of the white occupation, the injustice of the treatment of the native Africans, the blind prejudice of her society and family. I think many of us, in our early years anyway, haven't the gift of independent thought, the ability to judge things for ourselves. We simply accept whatever the current version of the truth is as seen by our families and our companions. Lessing's painful awareness led her into the Communist Party in the 1930's, into two pretty loveless marriages, neither of which answered her need for the independence and the experiences that lead to a Nobel prize winning author and probably into her permanently embittered personality.
The title of the book comes from a theory Lessing has that music played a negative role in her young life. The songs, such as "I've Got You Under My Skin" led people to believe in a romantic life that was not reality. She does discuss this throughout the book, so influenced by the music of her generation that she felt molded by it. I'm still thinking about this theory, wondering how deeply affected we all are by the songs we love, and whether this is a negative influence in our lives, as Lessing finally believes that it is."
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