×


 x 

Shopping cart
Carey Kaplan - Doris Lessing - 9780821408919 - V9780821408919
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Doris Lessing

€ 33.52
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Doris Lessing Hardback. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .

Long neglected by the academic world because of her rejection of belletristic values and resistance to convenient literary taxonomy, Doris Lessing has nonetheless built an international following of serious, dedicated readers. Acknowledging the difficulties posed by the multiple dimensions of Lessing’s work, Kaplan and Rose have gathered eleven essays that address her artistic, philosophical, political, and psychological complexity, and so provide a welcome introduction to the extraordinary depth and diversity of this important contemporary novelist.
Lessing has been described as an “alchemical” writer, in that her work is directed toward changing people’s lives and perceptions rather than simply recording ... Read more

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
Number of Pages
187
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821408919
SKU
V9780821408919
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Carey Kaplan
Carey Kaplan is associate professor and chairperson of the English Department at Saint Michael’s College. Ellen Cronan Rose is associate professor in the Department of Humanities & Communications at Drexel University.

Reviews for Doris Lessing
“A tribute to Lessing’s recognized stature and continuing vitality and power to surprise and provoke. The range of response represented in these essays is impressive, and they admirably suggest the development of her work through its many phases.”

Goodreads reviews for Doris Lessing


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!