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Walking in the Shade

Doris Lessing

Walking in the Shade is Doris Lessing's long-awaited follow-up to Under My Skin, the first part of her autobiography. This volume takes us into the dazzling heyday of her career, sparked off by the success of her first novel, The Grass is Singing.

Memoir & AutobiographyMemoir & Autobiography · medium confidenceMemoir & Autobiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Memoir & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismAward Category: National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography -> BiographyLiterary Biography

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyMajor1997FinalistSecondary source
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