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   Shikasta. Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta (often shortened to Shikasta) is a 1979 science fiction novel by Doris Lessing, and is the first book in her five-book Canopus in Argos series. It was first published in the United States in December 1980 by Alfred A. Knopf, and in the United Kingdom in November 1979 by Jonathan Cape.

   • Author: Doris May Lessing

   • Publish Year: 1979

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3. www.amazon.com › Shikasta-Colonised-Planet-VintageShikasta: Re, Colonised Planet 5 (Vintage International)

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   Aug 12, 1981 · Doris Lessing's first novel in the Canopus in Argo series, 'Re: Colonized Planet 5 - Shikasta' offers her readers crucial insights into our existence here on planet Earth, which is but one of hundreds of the planetary colonies guided by Canopus.

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   Shikasta is the first book of a five-part epic by Doris Lessing that explores the history and future of a planet called Shikasta, influenced by galactic empires of Canopus and Puttiora. The review analyzes the themes, characters, and style of this complex and visionary work of science fiction.

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   What is Shikasta?

   • Presented as a compilation of documents, reports, letters, speeches and journal entries, this purports to be a general study of the planet Shikasta, clearly the planet Earth, to be used by history students of the higher planet Canopus and to be stored in the Canopian archives.

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   Is Shikasta Earth?

   • In the book, Lessing does not state explicitly that the planet Shikasta is Earth, but many critics believe that its similarities to Earth's history make it clear that Shikasta is Earth as seen by the Canopeans. Some of the documents in the book written by Shikastans refer to geographical locations and countries on Earth.

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   Is Shikasta a true story?

   • The history of Shikasta is monitored by the virtually immortal Canopeans, from Rohanda's prehistory, through to Shikasta's "Century of Destruction" (Earth's 20th century), and into Earth's future when the Chinese occupy Europe and World War III breaks out. The book purports to be the "true" history of our planet.

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   How does Shikasta end?

   • Shikasta ends, after all the personal and societal losses, on an optimistic, visionary note. But it’s a rough sort of optimism. Lessing could see no end to the human propensity to find enemies to fight, with endless wars leading to a global frenzy of self-destruction. But through it all, humanity manages to survive.

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6. www.goodreads.com › book › showRe: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta by Doris Lessing | Goodreads

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   Jan 1, 2001 · 3.65. 2,641 ratings312 reviews. This is the first volume in the series of novels Doris Lessing calls collectively Canopus in Argos: Archives. Presented as a compilation of documents, reports, letters, speeches and journal entries, this purports to be a general study of the planet Shikasta, clearly the planet Earth, to be used by history ...

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7. www.kirkusreviews.com › doris-lessing › shikastaSHIKASTA | Kirkus Reviews

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   Oct 22, 1979 · SHIKASTA is a science-fiction novel by Doris Lessing that explores the history and future of Earth from an alien perspective. Kirkus Reviews praises and criticizes the book's ambitious scope, complex structure and political themes.

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   Earth, now named Shikasta (the Stricken) by the kindly, paternalistic Canopeans who colonised it many centuries ago, is under the influence of the evil empire of Puttiora. War, famine, disease...

9. www.dorislessing.org › shikastaShikasta by Doris Lessing

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   Shikasta is the first book in a series of science fiction novels by Doris Lessing, set in a future galactic empire. It explores millions of years of Earth's history and its relationship with other planets, using different styles and perspectives.