Doris Lessing Books

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The Golden Notebook The Golden Notebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.77 — 24,761 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 — 15,230 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 3.64 — 24,924 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 — 2,685 ratings — published 1952
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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 — 1,256 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 — 2,821 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 — 4,625 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 — 2,409 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 — 3,629 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 3.59 — 2,917 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 — 863 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 — 2,274 ratings — published 2000
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Love, Again Love, Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.41 — 1,417 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 — 691 ratings — published 1958
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The Diaries of Jane Somers The Diaries of Jane Somers (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,149 ratings — published 1983
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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 — 897 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 — 1,401 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 — 647 ratings — published 1969
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The Grandmothers The Grandmothers (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.49 — 3,882 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 — 1,679 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 — 416 ratings — published 1997
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Particularly Cats Particularly Cats (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.62 — 1,153 ratings — published 1967
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The Cleft The Cleft (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 2.93 — 3,693 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 — 1,909 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 — 323 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 3.90 — 3,063 ratings — published
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Il diario di Jane Somers Il diario di Jane Somers (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,089 ratings — published 1983
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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 3.96 — 830 ratings — published 1980
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On Cats On Cats (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,798 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 — 443 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 — 751 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 3.55 — 491 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 3.88 — 816 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 — 463 ratings — published 1983
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Alfred and Emily Alfred and Emily (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.18 — 1,408 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 — 579 ratings — published 1991
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Going Home: Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing's Travel Memoir of Southern Rhodesia, Identity, and Colonial Legacy Going Home: Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing's Travel Memoir of Southern Rhodesia, Identity, and Colonial Legacy (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 3.62 — 176 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 — 274 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 3.55 — 545 ratings — published 1957
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Winter in July Winter in July (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.36 — 151 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 — 249 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 4.05 — 79 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 — 149 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 3.77 — 88 ratings — published 1989
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Time Bites: Views and Reviews Time Bites: Views and Reviews (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 3.47 — 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 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 1995
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Till rum nitton Till rum nitton (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as doris-lessing)
avg rating 3.96 — 248 ratings — published
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Doris Lessing
“The way to understand something is to watch what is happening. The results are the explanation.”
Doris Lessing, Shikasta

Doris Lessing
“Secondo me, a farti ricordare qualcosa, di importante o meno, è il fatto che in quel momento eri particolarmente vigile, attento. Per la maggior parte del tempo viviamo in una sorta di trance, non facciamo caso a niente.”
Doris Lessing, Il senso della memoria: Saggi e racconto

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