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Ben, in the World is a novel written by Doris Lessing, published in 2000, in which she stages a parody of the 'objectivity' of the narrator's voice. The story delves into the life of Ben Lovatt following the events of the first book dedicated to this character, The Fifth Child.
- Doris Lessing
- 2000
Sep 25, 2009 · Ben, In the World: The Sequel to the Fifth Child - Kindle edition by Lessing, Doris. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Ben, In the World: The Sequel to the Fifth Child.
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- Doris Lessing
Mar 1, 2000 · Ben, in the World is a novel written by Doris Lessing, published in 2000, in which she stages a parody of the 'objectivity' of the narrator's voice. The story delves into the life of Ben Lovatt following the events of the first book dedicated to this character, The Fifth Child.
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Jul 25, 2000 · The poignant and tragic sequel to Doris Lessing's bestselling novel, THE FIFTH CHILD. At eighteen, Ben is in the world, but not of it. He is too large, too awkward, too inhumanly made. Now estranged from his family, he must find his own path in life.
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The Fifth Child is one of Doris Lessing's most powerful, most haunting books. In this sequel, Ben Lovatt is loosed on the wider world: how that world receives him, and how he fares in it, will keep the reader of this novel gripped and on tenterhooks until its dramatic finale. Also see: American Edition.
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Mar 29, 2012 · Books. Ben, in the World. Doris Lessing. HarperCollins Publishers, Mar 29, 2012 - Fiction - 192 pages. From Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the sequel to one of her...
The Fifth Child is one of Doris Lessing's most powerful and haunting books. In this sequel, Ben Lovatt is loosed on the wider world; how that world receives him, and how he fares in it, will keep the reader of Ben, in the Wordl entralled and on tenterhooks until its dramatic finale. Also see: British Edition.
