STORIES
by LeSsing, Doris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394500091
- ISBN 13
- 9780394500096
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)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.From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David H. Gerber Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001465
- Title
- STORIES
- Author
- LeSsing, Doris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition stated
- ISBN 10
- 0394500091
- ISBN 13
- 9780394500096
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Fiction, Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Current Stock;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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