Stories
by Lessing, Doris; Doris Lessing
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394742494
- ISBN 13
- 9780394742496
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Synopsis
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)This wide-ranging collection of the 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; "The Habit of Loving," in which a lonely older man who takes a vivacious, young wife witnesses an unexpected reversal of intimacy. Here are two classic novellas as well: The Temptation of Jack Orkney and The Other Woman, which exemplify Lessing's grasp of the most essential 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.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- gearbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2ivAb0022
- Title
- Stories
- Author
- Lessing, Doris; Doris Lessing
- Format/Binding
- Soft Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Vintage Books Edition April 1980
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0394742494
- ISBN 13
- 9780394742496
- Publisher
- Vintage Books/ A Division of Random House, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories
- Size
- 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall
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