The Grass is Singing (Paperback, Epub Edition)

The Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing's first novel is a taut and tragic portrayal of a crumbling marriage, set in South Africa during the years of Arpartheid. Set in Rhodesia, 'The Grass is Singing' tells the story of Dick Turner, a failed white farmer and his wife, Mary, a town girl who hates the bush and viciously abuses the black South Africans who work on their farm. But after many years, trapped by poverty, sapped by the heat of their tiny house, the lonely and frightened Mary turns to Moses, the black cook, for kindness and understanding. A masterpiece of realism, 'The Grass is Singing' is a superb evocation of Africa's majestic beauty, an intense psychological portrait of lives in confusion and, most of all, a fearless exploration of the ideology of white supremacy.

General

Imprint:	Fourth Estate
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2013
First published:	September 2012
Authors:	Doris Lessing
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	206
Edition:	Epub Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-749880-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories Promotions
LSN:	0-00-749880-2
Barcode:	9780007498802

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