| Shikasta - Re, Colonized Planet 5 : Personal, Psychological, Historical Documents Relating to Visit by Johor (George Sherban) Emissary (Grade 9) 87th of the Period of the Last Days
(1979)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Author |
| Doris May Lessing |
| Doris Lessing |
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| Publication Date |
1979 |
| Format |
Trade Paperback
(204
x
133
mm)
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| Publisher |
Vintage Books |
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| Plot |
| A disturbing allegory, centered around a planet called Shikasta, which bears remarkable similarities to Earth. Through time, a higher planet, Canopus, has documented the progress of Shikasta and tried to distract its inhabitants from the evil influence of the planet Shammat, but the Shikastans continue to hurl themselves toward annihilation. |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
PR6023.E833S54 1981 |
| Dewey |
823/.914 19 |
| ISBN |
0394749774 |
| Edition |
1st Vintage Books ed |
| Series |
Canopus in Argos: Archives |
| Paper Type |
pbk. |
| Cover Price |
$19.00 |
| Nr of Pages |
364 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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