Doris Lessing Books

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The Golden Notebook The Golden Notebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.77 — 25,037 ratings — published 1962
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The Grass is Singing The Grass is Singing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.83 — 15,474 ratings — published 1950
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The Fifth Child (Vintage International) The Fifth Child (Vintage International)
by (shelved 25 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.65 — 25,514 ratings — published 1988
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Martha Quest (Children of Violence, #1) Martha Quest (Children of Violence, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,709 ratings — published 1952
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The Diaries of Jane Somers The Diaries of Jane Somers (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,300 ratings — published 1983
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A Proper Marriage (Children of Violence, #2) A Proper Marriage (Children of Violence, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,267 ratings — published 1954
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Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta (Canopus in Argos, #1) Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta (Canopus in Argos, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.64 — 2,841 ratings — published 1979
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The Good Terrorist The Good Terrorist (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.68 — 4,698 ratings — published 1985
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell Briefing for a Descent Into Hell (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.72 — 2,441 ratings — published 1971
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The Memoirs of a Survivor The Memoirs of a Survivor (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.58 — 3,661 ratings — published 1974
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The Summer Before the Dark The Summer Before the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.60 — 2,952 ratings — published 1973
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Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949 Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949 (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 4.06 — 868 ratings — published 1994
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Ben, In the World Ben, In the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.31 — 2,318 ratings — published 2000
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Love, Again Love, Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.41 — 1,434 ratings — published 1995
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A Ripple from the Storm (Children of Violence, #3) A Ripple from the Storm (Children of Violence, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.91 — 693 ratings — published 1958
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The Four-Gated City (Children of Violence, #5) The Four-Gated City (Children of Violence, #5)
by (shelved 9 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 4.16 — 899 ratings — published 1969
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The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five (Canopus in Argos, #2) The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five (Canopus in Argos, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,413 ratings — published 1980
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Landlocked (Children of Violence, #4) Landlocked (Children of Violence, #4)
by (shelved 8 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.98 — 655 ratings — published 1969
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The Grandmothers The Grandmothers (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.50 — 3,947 ratings — published 2003
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The Sweetest Dream The Sweetest Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,691 ratings — published 2001
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Walking in the Shade: Volume Two of My Autobiography, 1949 - 1962 Walking in the Shade: Volume Two of My Autobiography, 1949 - 1962 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 4.03 — 419 ratings — published 1997
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Particularly Cats Particularly Cats (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.62 — 1,166 ratings — published 1967
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The Cleft The Cleft (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 2.94 — 3,742 ratings — published 2007
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Stories (Vintage International) Stories (Vintage International)
by (shelved 6 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 4.11 — 333 ratings — published 1978
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Mara and Dann Mara and Dann (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,924 ratings — published 1999
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In Pursuit of the English: A Documentary In Pursuit of the English: A Documentary (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.65 — 327 ratings — published 1960
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Prisons We Choose to Live Inside Prisons We Choose to Live Inside (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.89 — 3,127 ratings — published
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The Sirian Experiments (Canopus in Argos, #3) The Sirian Experiments (Canopus in Argos, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.97 — 834 ratings — published 1980
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On Cats On Cats (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,815 ratings — published 1967
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African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.78 — 444 ratings — published 1992
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African Stories (A Touchstone Book) African Stories (A Touchstone Book)
by (shelved 5 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.91 — 761 ratings — published 1965
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The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and the Snow Dog (Mara and Dann #2) The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and the Snow Dog (Mara and Dann #2)
by (shelved 5 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.54 — 493 ratings — published 2005
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The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 (Canopus in Argos, #4) The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 (Canopus in Argos, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.87 — 823 ratings — published 1982
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The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire (Canopus in Argos, #5) The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire (Canopus in Argos, #5)
by (shelved 4 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.94 — 467 ratings — published 1983
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Alfred and Emily Alfred and Emily (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.17 — 1,421 ratings — published 2008
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The Real Thing: Emotionally Complex Literary Short Stories of Contemporary London Life The Real Thing: Emotionally Complex Literary Short Stories of Contemporary London Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.58 — 584 ratings — published 1991
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Going Home Going Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.75 — 159 ratings — published 1957
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The Black Madonna The Black Madonna (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.63 — 177 ratings — published 1966
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A Man and Two Women: Stories A Man and Two Women: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.77 — 277 ratings — published 1963
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The Habit of Loving The Habit of Loving (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.54 — 550 ratings — published 1957
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Winter in July Winter in July (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.39 — 154 ratings — published 1964
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إن العجوز استطاعت إن العجوز استطاعت (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.26 — 255 ratings — published 1984
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A Small Personal Voice A Small Personal Voice (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 4.04 — 80 ratings — published 1974
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El viento se llevará nuestras palabras El viento se llevará nuestras palabras (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.66 — 153 ratings — published 1987
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The Sun Between Their Feet (Collected African Stories, Vol. 2) The Sun Between Their Feet (Collected African Stories, Vol. 2)
by (shelved 2 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.78 — 89 ratings — published 1989
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Time Bites: Views and Reviews – Wise and Witty Essays on Literature, Politics, and the Human Spirit Time Bites: Views and Reviews – Wise and Witty Essays on Literature, Politics, and the Human Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.86 — 186 ratings — published 2004
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The Story of a Non-marrying Man and Other Stories The Story of a Non-marrying Man and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.48 — 135 ratings — published 1979
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Spies I Have Known and Other Stories Spies I Have Known and Other Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 1995
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Till rum nitton Till rum nitton (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.97 — 253 ratings — published
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The London Scene: Six Essays on London Life The London Scene: Six Essays on London Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.80 — 2,011 ratings — published 2004
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Doris Lessing
“We are all of us, to some degree or another, brainwashed by the society we live in. We are able to see this when we travel to another country, and are able to catch a glimpse of our own country with foreign eyes.. the best we can hope for is that a kindly friend from another culture will enable us to look at our culture with dispassionate eyes.”
Doris Lessing, Prisons We Choose to Live Inside

Doris Lessing
“Di quali ricordi ci possiamo fidare? Basta solo pensarci di sfuggita per accorgersi che i ricordi sono sicuri quanto una bolla di sapone.”
Doris Lessing, Il senso della memoria: Saggi e racconto

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