Shikasta - Re-colonised Planet 5

Lessing, Doris

ISBN 10: 0586053107 / ISBN 13: 9780586053102

Published by Granada, London, 1982

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shikasta - Re-colonised Planet 5
• Publisher: Granada, London
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0586053107
• ISBN 13: 9780586053102
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 1. Auflage
• Condition: Gut
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Synopsis

Essef - Doris Lessing's celebrated space fiction set in an extraordinary cosmos where the fate of the Earth is influenced by the rivalries and interactions of three powerful galactic empires. The story of the final days of our planet is told through the reports of Johor, an emissary sent from Canopus. Twentieth-century Earth, named 'Shikasta, the stricken' by the kindly, paternalistic Canopeans who colonised it many centuries ago, is under the influence of the evil empire of Puttiora. War, famine, disease and environmental disasters ravage the planet. To Johor, mankind is a 'totally crazed species', racing towards annihilation: his orders to save humanity set him what seems to be an impossible task. Blending myth, fable and allegory, Doris Lessing's astonishing visionary creation both reflects and redefines the history of our own world from its earliest beginnings to an inevitable, tragic self-destruction.

Review

An audacious and disturbing work from one of the world s great living writers. Paul Gray, "Time" A stunning book . Read it, read Lessing like a message of hope in dark times read her for a winter s evening entertainment; read her to nourish your soul. Frank Pierson, "Los Angeles Times" If the subsequent novels sustain the power of Shikasta this series may well be a masterpiece. "The Atlantic""

"An audacious and disturbing work from one of the world's great living writers." -Paul Gray, Time"A stunning book.... Read it, read Lessing like a message of hope in dark times...read her for a winter's evening entertainment; read her to nourish your soul." -Frank Pierson, Los Angeles Times"If the subsequent novels sustain the power of Shikasta...this series may well be a masterpiece." -The Atlantic