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Ben, in the World is a novel written by Doris Lessing, published in 2000, in which she stages a parody of the 'objectivity' of the narrator's voice. The story delves into the life of Ben Lovatt following the events of the first book dedicated to this character, The Fifth Child.
- Doris Lessing
- 2000
Mar 1, 2000 · In the beginning of Ben, in the World, Ben Lovatt is 18-years-old and living with an elderly lady named Mrs. Biggs. However, she cannot afford to support the both of them, and sends Ben to his estranged family to ask for his birth certificate so that he can get an unemployment benefit.
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Ben, in the World. From Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the sequel to one of her most celebrated novels, ‘The Fifth Child’. ‘The Fifth Child’, Doris Lessing’s 1988...
The poignant and tragic sequel to Doris Lessing's bestselling novel, THE FIFTH CHILD. At eighteen, Ben is in the world, but not of it. He is too large, too awkward, too inhumanly made. Now...
Ben Lovatt, the fifth child of a dysfunctional family, travels the world in search of his identity and belonging. This sequel to The Fifth Child explores his encounters with hostility, kindness, and his own origins.
Ben, in the World: The Sequel to The Fifth Child. Doris Lessing. Flamingo, 2000 - Fiction - 178 pages. "A sequel to one of Lessing's most celebrated novels, The Fifth Child. Many will recall...
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Sep 25, 2009 · Ben, In the World: The Sequel to the Fifth Child. Kindle Edition. Far from resting on her laurels, Lessing goes from strength to strength. Ben's half-human ignorance, paranoia, and rage are magnificently imagined and vividly present on every page.
- Doris Lessing
