Stories

Introduction by Margaret Drabble

By: Doris Lessing, Margaret Drabble (Introduction by)

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Hardcover | 2 September 2008

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696 Pages

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20.37 x 13.67 x 3.73

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This wide-ranging collection of the stories by the renowned Nobel Laureate--spanning more than two decades of her astonishing career--highlights her singular gifts for portraying the complex lives of men and women in a modern, often alienating world.
Included are seminal stories like "To Room Nineteen," in which a woman reacts against the oppression of her banal marriage with dreadful results; "One off the Short List," which traces the surprising conclusion to a seduction gone awry; "The Habit of Loving," in which a lonely older man who takes a vivacious, young wife witnesses an unexpected reversal of intimacy. Here are two classic novellas as well: "The Temptation of Jack Orkney "and "The Other Woman, "which exemplify Lessing's grasp of the most essential human psychology. Rich and various in mood and background--the settings range across England and France--these stories powerfully convey the uncompromising insight, intelligence, and vision of one of the most ardently admired writers of our time.

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"Lessing is the great realist writer of our time." --Diane Johnson, The New York Times Book Review

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