The Making of the Representative for Planet 8. [Canopus in Argos : Archives ; 4]

Lessing, Doris May, 1919- [design, Paul Gamarello; photo, Fay Godwin]

ISBN 10: 039451906X / ISBN 13: 9780394519067

Published by New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1982., 1982

About this Item

1st edition ; 144 p. ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 039451906X :; 9780394519067 LCCN: 80-29073 ; OCLC: 7174318 ; black cloth in black, red and tan dustjacket ; fourth book in the Canopus Series ; "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" ; small rubbed spot on spine, else VG/VG.

Seller Inventory # 1078

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of the Representative for Planet 8. [Canopus in Argos : Archives ; 4]
• Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1982.
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039451906X
• ISBN 13: 9780394519067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalog 59 - Fiction

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.