The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 (Canopus in Argos)
Doris Lessing
ISBN 10: 0224020080 ISBN 13: 9780224020084
Published by Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 1982
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The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001650622
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The fourth in Doris Lessing's visionary novel cycle "Canopus in Argos: Archives". It is a mix of fable, futuristic fantasy and pseudo-documentary accounts of 20th-century history.
About the Author: 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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Title: The Making of the Representative for Planet ...
Publisher: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London
Publication Date: 1982
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