World Literature Today, March 22nd, 2001
Carole Klein Doris Lessing: A Biography London/New York. Duckworth/Carroll & Graf. 2000. viii + 283 pages + 12 plates 18.99 [pounds sterling]/$26 ISBN 0-7156-2951-4/0-7867-0806-9
DORIS LESSING IS ONE of the few contemporary writers who has consistently been able to surprise both readers and critics with her work. Her novels almost always illustrate a new and different side of her character, making it difficult to understand how one person could produce this wide array of work. She seems to be an unsolvable paradox; even her own autobiographies are riddled with contradictions and often leave...
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