Chronological Bibliography: Doris Lessing

Author: Doris Lessing Author Record # 831
Legal Name: Lessing, Doris May Tayler
Birthplace: Kermanshah, Persia
Birthdate: 22 October 1919
Deathdate: 17 November 2013
Language: English
Webpages: dorislessing.org, IMDB, sf-encyclopedia.com, Wikipedia-EN
Additional Bibliographic Comments: Author:Doris Lessing
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Novels

The Four-Gated City (1969)
Briefing for a Descent Into Hell (1971) also appeared as:
- Translation: Anweisung für einen Abstieg zur Hölle [German] (1981)
- Translation: Roteiro para um passeio ao inferno [Portuguese] (1985)
- Translation: Discesa all'inferno [Italian] (1991)
- Translation:
  Cehenneme İniş İçin Açıklama^?Cehenneme Inis Icin Aciklama
  [Turkish] (1991)
- Translation: Descente aux enfers [French] (1992)
The Memoirs of a Survivor (1974) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Memoiren einer Überlebenden [German] (1979)
- Translation: Hayatta Kalma Güncesi [Turkish] (2010)
Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta (1979) also appeared as:
- Translation: Shikasta, inzake: Gekoloniseerde Planeet 5 [Dutch] (1981)
- Translation: Shikasta [German] (1983)
- Translation: Shikasta [Portuguese] (1983)
- Translation:
  Şikasta^?Sikasta
  [Turkish] (1999)
- Variant: Shikasta (2002)
The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five (1980) also appeared as:
- Translation: De Huwelijken tussen de Zones Drie, Vier en Vijf [Dutch] (1981)
- Translation: Die Ehen zwischen den Zonen Drei, Vier und Fünf [German] (1984)
- Translation: Os Casamentos entre as Zonas 3, 4 e 5 [Portuguese] (1987)
- Translation: Los matrimonios entre las zonas tres, cuatro y cinco [Spanish] (1999)
- Translation:
  Üçüncü Dördüncü ve Beşinci Kuşaklar Arasındaki Evlilikler^?Üçüncü Dördüncü ve Besinci Kusaklar Arasindaki Evlilikler
  [Turkish] (1999)
The Sirian Experiments (1981) also appeared as:
- Translation: De Siriaanse Experimenten [Dutch] (1982)
- Translation:
  As experiências de Sirius^?As experiencias de Sirius
  [Portuguese] (1984)
- Translation: Die sirianischen Versuche [German] (1985)
- Translation: Sirius Deneyleri [Turkish] (2000)
The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 (1982) also appeared as:
- Translation: De Vertegenwoordiger voor Planeet 8 [Dutch] (1983)
- Translation: Die Entstehung des Repräsentanten von Planet 8 [German] (1985)
- Translation: Planeta 8: Operação Salvamento [Portuguese] (1986)
- Translation: 8. Gezegen [Turkish] (2000)
Documents Relating to the Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire (1983) also appeared as:
- Translation: De Sentimentele Waarnemers in het Volyen Rijk [Dutch] (1985)
- Translation: Die sentimentalen Agenten im Reich Volyen [German] (1985)
- Translation: Os agentes sentimentais no Império Volyen [Portuguese] (1988)
- Translation: Les agents sentimentaux de l'empire volyen [French] (2020)
- Translation: Duygusal Ajanlar [Turkish] (unpublished)
The Fifth Child (1988) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das fünfte Kind [German] (1988)
- Translation: Le cinquième enfant [French] (1990)
- Translation:
  Beşinci Çocuk^?Besinci Cocuk
  [Turkish] (1990)
- Translation: El quinto hijo [Spanish] (1995)
- Translation: O quinto filho [Portuguese] (2000)
Mara and Dann (1999) also appeared as:
- Translation: Mara et Dann [French] (2001)
- Translation: Mara und Dann [German] (2001)
- Translation: Mara ile Dann [Turkish] (2001)
Ben, in the World (2000) also appeared as:
- Translation: Ben in der Welt [German] (2000)
- Translation: Le monde de Ben [French] (2001)
The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and the Snow Dog (2005) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Geschichte von General Dann und Maras Tochter, von Griot und dem Schneehund [German] (2006)
The Cleft (2007) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Kluft [German] (2007)

Collections

The Doris Lessing Reader (1988)

Omnibus

Canopus in Argos: Archives (1992) [O]
Canopus in Argos / Archive 4 und 5: Zwei Romane [German] (2003) [O/4,5]

Nonfiction

A Small Personal Voice (1974)
Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949 (1994) also appeared as:
- Translation: Unter der Haut: Autobiographie 1919 - 1949 [German] (1994)
- Translation: Debaixo da minha pele [Portuguese] (1997)
- Translation: Dans ma peau: Autobiographie (1919-1949) [French] (1997)
- Translation: Dentro de mi [Spanish] (1998)
Walking in the Shade: Volume Two of My Autobiography, 1949-1962 (1998) also appeared as:
- Translation: Andando na sombra [Portuguese] (1998)
- Translation: Schritte im Schatten [German] (1999)
Conversations (2000)

Short Fiction

A Sunrise on the Veld (1951)
No Witchcraft for Sale (1951)
A Mild Attack of Locusts (1955)
Report on the Threatened City (1971) also appeared as:
- Translation: Rapporto sulla città minacciata [Italian] (1999)
Die Memoiren einer Überlebenden (excerpt) [German] (1979)
Shikasta (excerpt) (1979)
The Memory Maker's Dream (1987)
Briefing for a Descent into Hell (excerpt) (1988)
The Four-Gated City (excerpt) (1988)
The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 (excerpt) (1988)
The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five (excerpt) (1988)
The Memoirs of a Survivor (excerpt) (1988)

Essays

Some Remarks (Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta) (1979) also appeared as:
- Translation: Einige Vorbemerkungen (Shikasta) [German] (1983)
Introduction (Kalila and Dimna: Selected Fables of Bidpai) (1980)
Preface (The Sirian Experiments) (1981) also appeared as:
- Translation: Vorwort (Die sirianischen Versuche) [German] (1985)
Afterword (The Making of the Representative for Planet 8) (1982) also appeared as:
- Translation: Nachwort (Die Entstehung des Repräsentanten von Planet 8) [German] (1985)
Breakthrough (1987)
In Search of a Definition (New Age) (1987) with Laurie Anderson and Richard Bach and Daniel Berrigan and Marilyn Ferguson and Allen Ginsberg and Spalding Gray and Abbie Hoffman and Ken Kesey and Karl Pribram and Ken Wilber and Frank Zappa
Afterword (Last and First Men) (1988)
An Appreciation of Brian W. Aldiss (1990)
Foreword (Mercury) (1994)
Letter (Locus #480) (2001)
Foreword (The Fatal Eggs) (2003)
Guest of Honor Speech: Doris Lessing (1987) (2006)

Interviews with This Author

A Conversation with Doris Lessing (1966) (1974) by Florence Howe
"Wir haben diesen Planeten verlassen" [German] (1983) by Gabriele Dietze
Ein Gespräch mit Doris Lessing [German] (1990) by Usch Kiausch
Ein Gespräch mit Doris Lessing [German] (1999) by Usch Kiausch

Non-Genre Titles

Novels

Martha Quest (1952) also appeared as:
- Translation: Martha Quest [German] (1981)
A Proper Marriage (1954) also appeared as:
- Translation: Eine richtige Ehe [German] (1982)
A Ripple from the Storm (1958)
Landlocked (1965)

Omnibus

Children of Violence (1964) [O/1,2]
Children of Violence (1966) [O/3,4]

Chronological Bibliography: Doris Lessing

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