Alfred and Emily

Zusatztext “One of the most remarkable books she has ever written.” Informationen zum Autor Winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature, Doris Lessing was one of the most celebrated and distinguished writers of our time, the recipient of a host of international awards. She wrote more than thirty books—among them the novels Martha Quest, The Golden Notebook, and The Fifth Child . She died in 2013. Klappentext In this profoundly moving book, Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing explores the lives of her parents, each irrevocably damaged by the Great War. In the fictional first half of Alfred and Emily , she imagines the happier lives her parents might have made for themselves had there been no war. This is followed by a piercing examination of their relationship as it actually was in the shadow of the devastating global conflict. "Here I still am," says Lessing, "trying to get out from under that monstrous legacy, trying to get free." Triumphantly, with Alfred and Emily , she has done just that. Zusammenfassung Alfred and Emily is an intimate and revealing book by Doris Lessing, the winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature and author of The Grass is Singing and The Golden Notebook , that explores the lives of her parents, each irrevocably damaged by the Great War . In this profoundly moving book, Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing explores the lives of her parents, each irrevocably damaged by the Great War. In the fictional first half of Alfred and Emily , she imagines the happier lives her parents might have made for themselves had there been no war. This is followed by a piercing examination of their relationship as it actually was in the shadow of the devastating global conflict. "Here I still am," says Lessing, "trying to get out from under that monstrous legacy, trying to get free." Triumphantly, with Alfred and Emily , she has done just that. ...

Product details

• Authors: Doris Lessing, Doris May Lessing
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.10.2009
• EAN: 9780060834890
• ISBN: 978-0-06-083489-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 205 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM: Women Authors, HISTORY: Africa / General, HISTORY: Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM: Shakespeare