Walking in the Shade: My Autobiography, 1949-1962 by Doris May Lessing

Walking in the Shade: My Autobiography, 1949-1962 by Doris May Lessing

Doris Lessing joined the Communist Party in London, and here she explores the allure Communism held for artists, intellectuals, and social reformist idealists in the '50s. A fascinating meditation on the psychological, sociological and historical roots of a generation's behavior, Lessing offers insight into the ideological and political madness of the post-war era.

Lessing also evokes the bohemian life she led in post-war London: her work in the theater, her romantic liaisons, her books, her single parenting and the tenor and texture of life in the '50s. Among those who appear in these pages are Clancy Sigal, Nelson Algren, Henry Kissinger, Kenneth Tynan and Bertrand Russell, to name a few. She muses at length about the relationships between men and women, offering provocative insights into the attitudes of American men toward sex, women and love.

The last section of the memoir describes the writing of her most famous novel, The Golden Notebook. It offers a fascinating account of the creative process by which a literary masterpiece is conceived and executed.

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ISBN 13	9780060182953
ISBN 10	0060182954
Title	Walking in the Shade: My Autobiography, 1949-1962
Author	Doris May Lessing
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	1997-09-12
Number of pages	404
Prizes	Short-listed for National Book Critics Circle Award (Biography) 1997
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