Alfred and Emily
(Book)
Author
Status
Adult Fiction - South Wing Basement
Lessing
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Lessing
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing provides a fictional account of her parent's experiences during World War I, when her father was a farmer turned soldier who lost a leg, and her mother was a nurse stationed at Royal Free Hospital; and also describes their relationship after the close of the Great War, based on the real-life memories of the author.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Amputees -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
British -- Zimbabwe -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.
Lessing, Doris, -- 1919-2013 -- Family -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Casualties -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
British -- Zimbabwe -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.
Lessing, Doris, -- 1919-2013 -- Family -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Casualties -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lessing, D. (2009). Alfred and Emily . Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013. 2009. Alfred and Emily. Harper Perennial.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013. Alfred and Emily Harper Perennial, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lessing, Doris. Alfred and Emily Harper Perennial, 2009.
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