Doris Lessing Stories

Doris Lessing Trust

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Everyman Hardcovers
15 November 2008

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics

This wide-ranging collection of stories by the renowned Nobel Laureate - spanning more than two decades of her astonishing career - highlights her singular gifts for portraying the complex lives of men and women in a modern, often alienating world.

Included are seminal stories like 'To Room Nineteen'; in which a woman reacts against the oppression of her banal marriage with dreadful results; 'One off the Short List', which traces the surprising conclusion to a seduction gone awry, and 'The Habit of Loving' in which a lonely older man who takes a vivacious young wife witnesses an unexpected reversal of intimacy.

Here also are two classic novellas, The Temptation of Jack Orkney and The Other Woman, exemplifying Lessing's impressive understanding of human psychology. Rich and various in mood and background - the settings range across England and France - these stories powerfully convey the uncompromising insight, intelligence and vision of one of the most ardently admired writers of our time.

By: Doris Lessing Trust
Imprint: Everyman Hardcovers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 725g
ISBN: 9781841593166
ISBN 10: 1841593168
Series: Everyman’s Library Contemporary Classics
Pages: 696
Publication Date: 15 November 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margaret Atwood is the author of over thirty works of fiction, poetry and essays. Her celebrated novel The Handmaid's Tale was published in Everyman's Library in 2006. Other works include the Booker Prize-winning novel The Blind Assassin and Oryx and Crake.