The Good Terrorist
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The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing
In contemporary London, a loose-knit group of political vagabonds drifts from one cause to the next, picketing and strategizing for hypothetical situations. But within this world, one particular small commune is moving inexorably toward active terrorism. At its center is Alice Mellings, a brilliant organizer who knows how to cope with almost anything, except the vacuum of her own life. Always reliable, she makes herself indispensable to the commune, earning a precious sense of belonging by denying her own sense of self. But now, suddenly, the stakes are rising. Some in the group appear to have ties to insurgents in Northern Ireland and even to Soviets who are recruiting. A small bomb set off on a deserted street leads to ideas that are dangerously ambitious, and there is a professional who is eager to meet with Alice and discuss her future with his organization.
Doris Lessing was born of British parents in Persia, in 1919, and moved with her family to Southern Rhodesia when she was five years old. She went to England in 1949 and has lived there ever since. She is the author of more than thirty books--novels, stories, reportage, poems, and plays. In 2007, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307389961 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307389960 |
| Title | The Good Terrorist |
| Author | Doris Lessing |
| Series | Vintage International |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2008-03-25 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Prizes | Winner of Nobel Prize 2007, Short-listed for Booker Prize 1985 |
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