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THE MEMOIRS OF A SURVIVOR
by Lessing, Doris
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Small label ghost to front paste down, offsetting to free end papers, text paper toned, tanning along board edges, a nearly fine
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Octagon Press, [1974]. First edition. Small label ghost to front paste down, offsetting to free end papers, text paper toned, tanning along board edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild shelf wear to the spine ends. (29159). Octavo, boards. Signed by Lessing on the title page. "A housebound woman witnesses the near-future breakdown of society. This is a meditative philosophical novel of considerable merit, but only marginally science fictional" - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 232. Filmed in 1981 starring Julie Christie. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-663. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions.
Synopsis
The Memoirs of a Survivor is a dystopian novel by Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing. It was first published in 1974 by Octagon Press. It was made into a film in 1981, starring Julie Christie and Nigel Hawthorne, and directed by David Gladwell.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29159
- Title
- THE MEMOIRS OF A SURVIVOR
- Author
- Lessing, Doris
- Book Condition
- Used - Small label ghost to front paste down, offsetting to free end papers, text paper toned, tanning along board edges, a nearly fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Octagon Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1974]
- Keywords
- SF . Film Source . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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