The Making of the Representative for Planet 8

Lessing, Doris

ISBN 10: 039451906X / ISBN 13: 9780394519067

Published by Alfred A Knopf, New York, NY, 1982

About this Item

First Edition stated on verso of title page; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; previous owner's book plate erroneously applied to rear end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.

Seller Inventory # 006812

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of the Representative for Planet 8
• Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039451906X
• ISBN 13: 9780394519067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: American First.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Not Price Clipped
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

Planet 8, a prosperous world with intelligent, vital inhabitants, is transformed by an Ice Age, a change that causes a critical variation in lifestyle and a drastic reappraisal of the meaning and value of life

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.