Identity in Doris Lessing’s Space Fiction By David Waterman

Copyright 2006 David Waterman

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Waterman, David
     Identity in Doris Lessing’s space fiction / David Waterman
           p. cm.
     Includes bibliographical references and index.
     ISBN-13: 978-1-934043-22-6 (alk. paper)
1. Lessing, Doris May, 1919—Criticism and interpretation.
2. Science fiction, English—History and criticism.
3. Women and literature–England—History—20th century.
4. Women and literature—Africa—History–20th century.
5. Science fiction, English–History and criticism. I. Title.

     PR6023.E833Z94 2006
     823’.914—dc22

2006034620

Excerpts from the following works have been reprinted with the kind permission of Jonathan Clowes Ltd., London, on behalf of Doris Lessing:

BRIEFING FOR A DESCENT INTO HELL Copyright (c) 1971 Doris Lessing; DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE SENTIMENTAL AGENTS IN THE VOLYEN EMPIRE (c) 1994 Doris Lessing; THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK (c) 1962 Doris Lessing; THE MAKING OF THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR PLANET 8 (c) 1994 Doris Lessing; THE MARRIAGES BETWEEN ZONES THREE, FOUR AND FIVE (c) 1994 Doris Lessing; THE MEMOIRS OF A SURVIVOR (c) 1988 Doris Lessing; SHIKASTA (c) 1981 Doris Lessing; THE SIRIAN EXPERIMENTS (c) 1994 Doris Lessing; THE GRANDMOTHERS (c) 2003 Doris Lessing.