The Grass Is Singing A Novel
The Grass Is Singing A Novel by Doris Lessing, published by Harper Collins on September 16, 2008, is a literary work that explores the complexities of life in Southern Rhodesia during white rule. This edition spans 272 pages and is presented in English. The novel chronicles the life of Mary Turner, a self-assured young woman who becomes increasingly disillusioned as she navigates the challenges of her marriage to an unsuccessful farmer, ultimately leading to a profound personal crisis.
Readers will find a nuanced portrayal of human disintegration and social critique woven throughout the narrative. The story delves into Mary’s psychological struggles, particularly following the arrival of Moses, a black servant whose presence intensifies the existing tensions of master and slave dynamics. This exploration of attraction and repulsion culminates in a dramatic confrontation, reflecting the historical and political undercurrents of the time.
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Set in Southern Rhodesia under white rule, Doris Lessing’s first novel is at once a riveting chronicle of human disintegration, a beautifully understated social critique, and a brilliant depiction of the quiet horror of one woman’s struggleagainst a ruthless fate.
Mary Turner is a self-confident, independent young woman who becomes the depressed, frustrated wife of an ineffectual, unsuccessful farmer. Little by little the ennui of years on the farm works its slow poison. Mary’s despair progresses until the fateful arrival of Moses, an enigmatic, virile black servant. Locked in anguish, Mary and Moses—master and slave—are trapped in a web of mounting attraction and repulsion, until their psychic tension explodes with devastating consequences.
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