"No Such Thing as Society": Thatcherism and Derridean Hospitality in "The Fifth Child."

This article discusses the relationship that the book "The Fifth Child" by Doris Lessing has with Thatcherite nationalist ideologies. The author's opinions regarding the various types of genres that Lessing uses in her writings are presented. The way in which Lessing uses the characteristics of Grea...

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Publicado en:	Doris Lessing Studies Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 7 - 14
Autor principal:	Brock, Richard
Formato:	Literary Criticism
Publicado:	Doris Lessing Society Winter/Spring2009
Materias:	Fifth Child, The (Book) Lessing, Doris May, 1919-2013 Nationalism Political doctrines United Kingdom
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Sumario:	This article discusses the relationship that the book "The Fifth Child" by Doris Lessing has with Thatcherite nationalist ideologies. The author's opinions regarding the various types of genres that Lessing uses in her writings are presented. The way in which Lessing uses the characteristics of Great Britain following the Falklands War in her writings are discussed.