About the book
In the early post-war years, Doris Lessing left her native Southern Africa in search of a grail. But the English she pursued - and found - were living in working-class homes in East London. They were lusty, quarrelsome, unscrupulous and full-blooded - quite unlike what they were supposed to be.
Editions of In Pursuit of the English
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780006545163
- EBook
- ISBN 9780007381678
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In the early post-war years, Doris Lessing left her native Southern Africa in search of a grail. But the English she pursued - and found - were living in working-class homes in East London. They were lusty, quarrelsome, unscrupulous and full-blooded - quite unlike what they were supposed to be.
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What is In Pursuit of the English about?
In the early post-war years, Doris Lessing left her native Southern Africa in search of a grail. But the English she pursued - and found - were living in working-class homes in East London. They were lusty, quarrelsome, unscrupulous and full-blooded - quite unlike what they were supposed to be.
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Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book In Pursuit of the English?
Doris Lessing
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