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Briefing for a descent into hell [by] Doris Lessing.

Title
Briefing for a descent into hell [by] Doris Lessing.
Author
Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013
Publication
London, Cape, 1971.

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TextUse in library PR6023.E833 B7 x, 1971Off-site

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Description
251 p.; 21 cm.
Summary
An unidentified man is admitted to a London hospital after he is found wandering on the Embankment. Later identified as a Cambridge lecturer, he remains oblivious to his past life. This novel develops the idea that mental illness can be a liberating experience for both the individual and society.
Subject
Engelse fiksie
Genre/Form
Science fiction
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
0224005073
LCCN
^^^72591095^
OCLC
  • 160873
  • SCSB-13003102
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library