Book description
A collection of three of Doris Lessing's plays.
Here, together in a single volume for the first time, is a collection
of Doris Lessing's highly-acclaimed works for the stage. Written from
the 1950s to the 1970s, they reflect the social and political concerns
of her times with Doris Lessing's characteristic passion and
incisiveness. 'Play With a Tiger' follows the fortunes of Anna and Dave,
representatives of the emerging post-war classless society, and their
attempts to find a blueprint for living; 'The Singing Door', written for
children, is a highly experimental play, a clever and witty allegorical
study of power games; Each His Own Wilderness tells the story of Myra,
who has fought all her life for the socialist ideal, and who must now
come to terms with the fact that despite her best efforts, her son is
indifferent to her politics. Doris Lessing is one of the most
important writers of the twentieth century and was awarded the Nobel
Prize for Literature 2007. Her first novel, 'The Grass is Singing', was
published in 1950. Among her other celebrated novels are 'The Golden
Notebook', 'The Fifth Child' and 'Memoirs of a Survivor'. She has also
published two volumes of her autobiography, 'Under my Skin' and 'Walking
in the Shade'. Her most recent novel is 'Alfred and Emily'.
