Doris Lessing

5 summariesLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Doris May Lessing was a British-Zimbabwean novelist. She was born to British parents in Iran, where she lived until 1925. Her family then moved to Southern Rhodesia, where she remained until moving in 1949 to London, England. Her novels include The Grass Is Singing (1950), the sequence of five novels collectively called Children of Violence (1952–1969), The Golden Notebook (1962), The Good Terrorist (1985), and five novels collectively known as Canopus in Argos: Archives (1979–1983).

Books by Doris Lessing

5 books available

The Golden Notebook
Doris Lessing
3.8 (19k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
Through fragmented notebooks, a writer dissects her fractured psyche and the disillusionment of post-war communism, striving to unify her identity amidst personal betrayals and societal shifts.
The Grass is Singing
Doris Lessing
3.8 (11k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In the desolate Rhodesian veld, a white woman's descent into madness and her Black servant's silent resentment lead to a violent act that exposes colonial society's brutal realities.
The Memoirs of a Survivor
Doris Lessing
3.6 (4k) average on GoodreadsFiction
In a collapsing society, a woman's reluctant care for a young girl leads to a harsh journey through the end of civilization and a search for what can save humanity.
The Summer Before the Dark
Doris Lessing
3.6 (2k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
Kate Brown's perfectly ordered life as a wife and mother unravels, sending her on a journey through affairs and friendships, where she confronts a darker self she never knew.
Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
Doris Lessing
3.7 (2k) average on GoodreadsPsychology
A Cambridge professor's mind fractures, sending him from a mental asylum into a cosmic journey that blurs madness, myth, and reality.