The Good Terrorist

The Good Terrorist

by Doris Lessing (Author)

Synopsis

A hugely significant political novel for the late twentieth century from one of the outstanding writers of the modern era In a London squat a band of bourgeois revolutionaries are united by a loathing of the waste and cruelty they see around them. These maladjusted malcontents try desperately to become involved in terrorist activities far beyond their level of competence. Only Alice seems capable of organising anything. Motherly, practical and determined, she is also easily exploited by the group and ideal fodder for a more dangerous and potent cause. Eventually their naive radical fantasies turn into a chaos of real destruction, but the aftermath is not as exciting as they had hoped. Nonetheless, while they may not have changed the world, their lives will never be the same again...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: (Reissue)
Publisher: Flamingo
Published: 17 Mar 2003

ISBN 10: 0586090045
ISBN 13: 9780586090046

Media Reviews
'In The Good Terrorist we are in the world of the subsidized sub-culture of the Marxist groupuscules of contemporary Britain... Lessing has a wit, an indignation and a narrative agility which leave few left wing sacred cows unscathed... hugely enjoyable.' Sunday Times 'Doris Lessing writes about the parts other novelists cannot reach. This is a totally absorbing, subtly observed, complicated and stimulating novel.' Observer 'The Good Terrorist is a work of acute intelligence, incisive and compelling... it shows Doris Lessing at her mature best.' Listener
Author Bio
Doris Lessing is widely recognized as one of the most significant writers of the second half of the twentieth century.