Time Bites

<p><strong>A generous and pleasurable collection. . . . Vibrant and illuminating with quotable lines on every page. . . . [Lessing is] a superb essayist: lucid wise knowledgeable and witty.-- <em>Booklist</em></strong></p><p>In this collection of the very best of Doris Lessing's essays we are treated to the wisdom and keen insight of a writer who has learned over the course of a brilliant career to read the world differently. From imagining the secret sex life of Tolstoy to the secrets of Sufism from reviews of classic books to commentaries on world politics these essays span an impressive range of subjects cultures periods and themes yet they are remarkably consistent in one key regard: Lessing's clear-eyed vision and clearly-expressed prose. But in its breadth and precision<em> Time Bites</em> is more: it is also a map of the human spirit and an intimate diagram of the mind of one of our greatest living writers.</p>