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 ...
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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.
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Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; an excellent introduction to the work of Doris Lessing.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Review copy. Small stamp on top corner of front endpaper. Corners slightly rubbed. Black cloth cover. Small tear on bottom edge of dust jacket spine.
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633 pages. Uncorrected proof. Spine a bit faded and some spotting to top edge, thus a near fine copy in pink wrappers (paperback). Publisher's information sheet taped to first blank with scotch tape.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First US edition, first printing. Two red spots (remainder? ) to top edge otherwise a clean tight unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket with light edgewear. A huge collection, 635 pages.
