The Golden Notebook

Lessing, Doris

ISBN 10: 0671287702 / ISBN 13: 9780671287702

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1962

About this Item

1st US Edition- Stated First Printing on copyright page. SIGNED by Lessing on a bookplate affixed to front end page (signature only). DJ designed by Janet Halverson. Red topstain on top page block. 568 pages. DJ has edge wear with closed tears and small chips and tape reinforcement at top of spine; jacket clipped and price clipped; mylar protected. Includes laid-in photocopy of author hand addressed retrurn envelope, postmarked in 1984 from Kilburn UK, which bookplates were sent in. Also comes with a fine (unsigned) 1st Printing hardcover copy of "Doris Lessing- Time Bites: Views and Reviews". Also includes laid-in the original New York Times obituary for Lessing. (Bonus: Also comes with a unsigned 1st Printing hardcover copy of Lessing's "Love, Again"). Note: No International orders for this item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 015561

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Golden Notebook

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York

Publication Date: 1962

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good +

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The experiences of two women provide the framework for this intense literary study of liberated womanhood

Review:

British stage, film and television actress Juliet Stevenson ... gives a masterful performance, especially considering the wide range of characters in this book... --Joanna Theiss

First published in 1962, Doris Lessing's brilliant work defined a generation of women disillusioned by a world that relegated them to second-class citizenship. Lessing's book became a 'feminist bible' for women of the '60s, taking on the ideas of female sexuality, professional responsibility, friendship, political disenchantment and personal betrayal. Juliet Stevenson gives a no-nonsense yet deeply sensitive portrayal of writer Anna Wulf, who is trying to keep herself from falling apart by keeping four notebooks: black for her writing experiences, red for her politics, yellow for her relationships and emotions and blue for her daily accounts. As Anna explores her life, Stevenson's sharp, intelligent narration clarifies each thoughtful comment, each personal failure and each triumph. --AudioFile