
Book
Prisons We Choose to Live Inside
Doris Lessing
HarperCollins · Paperback · October 14, 1987
Reading lane: Women Authors Criticism
"One of the most important writers of the past hundred years." — The Times (London) In this perceptive collection of essays, Doris Lessing addresses directly the prime questions before us all: how to think for ourselves, how to understand what we know, how to pick a path in a world deluged with opinions and information, and how to look at our society and ourselves with fresh eyes.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Thinking Clearly
Essays on independent thought, knowledge, and seeing society and ourselves with fresh eyes.
Come here for
- Questions about thinking for yourself amid a deluge of opinions
- A fresh-eyed look at society and the self
Expect
- Perceptive essays on questions shared by us all
- Reflection on how we understand what we know
Book Details
- Authors
- Doris Lessing
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 14, 1987
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Women Authors Criticism · Social Theory
- Reading lane
- Women Authors Criticism
Affinity
Publisher Categories
Essay Collections
Women Authors Collections
Philosophy Writing
About This Book
"One of the most important writers of the past hundred years." — The Times (London) In this perceptive collection of essays, Doris Lessing addresses directly the prime questions before us all: how to think for ourselves, how to understand what we know, how to pick a path in a world deluged with opinions and information, and how to look at our society and ourselves with fresh eyes.
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