Making of the Representative for Planet 8, the

Dorris Lessing

ISBN 10: 039451906X / ISBN 13: 9780394519067

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

About this Item

1st ed. 1st printing. Hardcover in DJ. Good condition, DJ price clipped. DJ shows signs of a sticker that used to be on the front and a slight tear towards the top. Part of the Canopus in Argos Archives. Fourth book in Dorris Lessing s science fiction visionary novels. 145 pg. Colophon. Book in Good condition but black boards have staining. Tight binding clear bright pages, deckled edges.

Seller Inventory # 537

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making of the Representative for Planet 8, the
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039451906X
• ISBN 13: 9780394519067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Poor

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.