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Like the author's Canopus in Argos novels, this graphic novel is an exercise in speculative imagination. It marks a venture into new creative territory for Lessing, and is illustrated by the young British artist Daniel Vallely.
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Doris Lessing was one of the most important writers of the second half of the 20th-century and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. Her novels include "The Grass is Singing", "The Golden Notebook" and "The Good Terrorist". In 2001, Lessing was awarded the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in British literature. In 2008, "The Times" ranked her fifth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". She died in 2013.
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Playing the Game
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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Adlard, Charles (illustrator). Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung. Like the author's Canopus in Argos novels, this graphic novel is an exercise in speculative imagination. It marks a venture into new creative territory for Lessing, and is illustrated by the young British artist Daniel Vallely. Seller Inventory # 0a791156-a25a-42c3-93d8-68f7b8f30822
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Playing the Game
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ISBN 10: 0586216898
ISBN 13: 9780586216897
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Adlard, Charles (illustrator). Like the author's Canopus in Argos novels, this graphic novel is an exercise in speculative imagination. It marks a venture into new creative territory for Lessing, and is illustrated by the young British artist Daniel Vallely.Together Francesca Bird and Spacer Joe play the game, hoping to rise far above the squalor where Joe began. This is a moving story of love in a soulless world, and the first graphic novel to be written by a major novelist.From the Back CoverI AM SPACER JOE MAGNIFICO SIMPATICOThe irresistible power of a young man's faith in himself brings the sublime Francesca Bird to his aid. Together they play the game, hoping to rise far, far above the squalor where Joe began?? Hoping for the whole squalid world to rise. Instead, at the throw of the dice??oris Lessing's compelling fantasy of a raw, urban hell, revealed by the dazzling and sinister illustrations, is a revolutionary event in the world of graphic novels. The powerful vision of Britain's most highly acclaimed novelist is brought vividly to life. 'Playing the Game' is a unique visual experience ?? and a profoundly moving story of love in a soulless world.Doris Lessing is the best women novelist we haveSUNDAY TIMESDoris Lessing writes about parts other novelists can not reachOBSERVERAbout the AuthorDoris Lessing was one of the most important writers of the second half of the 20th-century and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. Her novels include The Grass is Singing, The Golden Notebook and The Good Terrorist. In 2001, Lessing was awarded the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in British literature. In 2008, The Times ranked her fifth on a list of The 50 greatest British writers since 1945. She died in 2013.Book is tightly bound and pages are clean with no marks or under lining. Cover corners are undamaged. Copyright ?? HarperCollins Publishers. Seller Inventory # 463690
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Playing the Game Doris May Lessing
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Condition: gut. Adlard, Charles (illustrator). 1995. Playing the Game In englischer Sprache. pages. Seller Inventory # BN438169
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