The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 by Doris Lessing (First Edition)

Doris Lessing

ISBN 10: 039451906X / ISBN 13: 9780394519067

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1982

About this Item

The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 by Doris Lessing (First Edition) Firm copy with minor bumping to bottom corners. Bright dust jacket with minor edge wear. Not price-clipped. In clear protective cover. Stated First Edition. Fourth book in Lessing's "Canopus in Argos: Archives" series. Seller Inventory # HCX15104-1

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Making of the Representative for Planet ...

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date: 1982

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition.

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.