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The Grass Is Singing

by Doris Lessing
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The Grass Is Singing
The Grass Is Singing

Human disintegration within colonial Southern Rhodesia.

If you're one to appreciate unflinching narratives and profound societal critiques, "The Grass Is Singing" by Doris Lessing delivers just that. Lessing's writing navigates the complexities of colonial African life through the tragic tale of Mary Turner. Her journey entwines personal collapse and broader social commentary, proving that the quiet horror of human disintegration can be as gripping as it is enlightening. This book might challenge you, but it also promises to leave an indelible impression.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Grass Is Singing

by Doris Lessing
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ISBN: 9780061673740
Authors: Doris Lessing
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Date of Publication: 2008-09-16
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Race, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 14901 readers)

Description

Set in Southern Rhodesia under white rule, Doris Lessing's first novel is at once a riveting chronicle of human disintegration, a beautifully understated social critique, and a brilliant depiction of the quiet horror of one woman's struggle against a ruthless fate. Mary Turner is a self-confident, independent young woman who becomes the depressed, frustrated wife of an ineffectual, unsuccessful farmer. Little by little the ennui of years on the farm works its slow poison. Mary's despair progresses until the fateful arrival of Moses, an enigmatic, virile black servant. Locked in anguish, Mary and Moses—master and slave—are trapped in a web of mounting attraction and repulsion, until their psychic tension explodes with devastating consequences.
 

Human disintegration within colonial Southern Rhodesia.

If you're one to appreciate unflinching narratives and profound societal critiques, "The Grass Is Singing" by Doris Lessing delivers just that. Lessing's writing navigates the complexities of colonial African life through the tragic tale of Mary Turner. Her journey entwines personal collapse and broader social commentary, proving that the quiet horror of human disintegration can be as gripping as it is enlightening. This book might challenge you, but it also promises to leave an indelible impression.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.