African Stories
by Doris Lessing
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Collection of the best of Doris Lessing's short stories and a couple of novellas all set in her native Africa. From Rhodesia to Kenya and such we see many different stories and perspectives. We meet colonial Boers, English farmers, native legends, native peoples, miners, scholars, women, children, men, hunters, animals- just about everything! Her stories begin in the early part of the 1900s and as they progress into the 1950s and 1960s the political tone changes with the times without being show more a political narrative. The focus is on people and storytelling. Doris Lessing is known as one of the best writers in English fiction. show lessTags
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This beautiful collection is an homage to her twenty-five years spent in Africa and a brilliant portrait of African life.
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Doris Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Persia (later Iran) on October 22, 1919 and grew up in Rhodesia (the present-day Zimbabwe). During her two marriages, she submitted short fiction and poetry for publication. After moving to London in 1949, she published her first novel, The Grass Is Singing, in 1950. She is best known for her 1954 Somerset show more Maugham Award-winning experimental novel The Golden Notebook. Her other works include This Was the Old Chief's Country, the Children of Violence series, the Canopus in Argos - Archives series, and Alfred and Emily. She has received numerous awards for her work including the 2001 Prince of Asturias Prize in Literature, the David Cohen British Literature Prize, and the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature. She died on November 17, 2013 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Racconti africani
- Original title
- African Stories
- Alternate titles*
- Der Zauber ist nicht verkäuflich: Afrikanische Geschichten
- Original publication date
- 1964
- First words*
- Erano anni belli quelli in cui vagabondava nella tenuta di suo padre che, come tutte le tenute dei bianchi, era ancora in gran parte invasa dal bush, solo qua e là interrotto da piccoli appezzamenti coltivati.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Lo portammo in braccio giù per la collina e ci inoltrammo nel bush, e mia madre lo accarezzò a lungo, teneramente, poi mio padre gli appoggiò la canna del fucile sulla nuca e fece fuoco.
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