Doris Lessing: Conversations (Ontario Review Press Critical Series)
Many loyal fans of Doris Lessing have found the inventive, multidimensional writer to be an enigma of sorts, in spite of numerous interviews she has granted and nonfiction works that do reveal facets of herself. These 24 conversations (spanning the 1960s to 1993) are illuminated by Lessing's articulate, frequently controversial, and eerily prophetic voice. She is shown to be a forthcoming subject, revealing her views on marriage and family, political issues, and mysticism. If her attitudes are shown to shift somewhat over the passing years, the one constant is that this renowned and provocative writer refuses any narrow categorization. Lessing's readers--those who are compelled to search for insights into her personal life and her fictional worlds--will not be disappointed.Alice Joyce