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Children of Violence

In the world of Children of Violence, there are endless aspects to discover and explore. From its origins to its relevance today, Children of Violence has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. Whether through its influence on popular culture, its impact on society or its importance in times past, Children of Violence continues to spark interest and generate debate. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating world of Children of Violence, exploring its different facets and unraveling its meaning in the current context. From its evolution over the years to its role in people's lives, Children of Violence is a topic that deserves to be analyzed from various perspectives to understand its true magnitude.

The Children of Violence is a sequence of five semi-autobiographical novels by British Nobel Prize in Literature-winner Doris Lessing: Martha Quest (1952), A Proper Marriage (1954), A Ripple from the Storm (1958), Landlocked (1965), and The Four-Gated City (1969). The novels "are strongly influenced by Lessing's rejection of a domestic family role and her involvement with communism." Lessing identifies the sequence as a Bildungsroman.

The series follows the life of protagonist Martha Quest from adolescence until her death, which takes place in the future, in the year 1997. The first four novels are set during the 1930s and 1940s, in the fictional country of Zambesia, based on the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where Lessing lived from 1925 until 1949. The fifth work, The Four-Gated City, is set in London, primarily in the 1950s and 1960s. The novel's appendix extends into a dystopian future in which Britain has become uninhabitable due to an unspecified catastrophe, speculated to be either a nuclear detonation or mass contamination from chemical weapons following a fire at Porton Down.

References

  1. ^ From the dust jacket of the first edition of The Four-Gated City.
  2. ^ "Doris Lessing - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  3. ^ a b Lessing, Doris (1972). The four gated city. London: Panther Granada. p. 671. ISBN 0-586-03620-2. OCLC 12317219.
  4. ^ "Biography". www.dorislessing.org.


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