An edition of Shikasta (1979)

Shikasta

re, colonised planet 5 : personal, psychological, historical documents relating to visit by Johor (George Sherban) emissary (grade 9) 87th of the period of the last days

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An edition of Shikasta (1979)

Shikasta

re, colonised planet 5 : personal, psychological, historical documents relating to visit by Johor (George Sherban) emissary (grade 9) 87th of the period of the last days

1st Vintage Books ed.

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From the Publisher: This is the first volume in the series of novels Doris Lessing calls collectively Canopus in Argos: Archives. Presented as a compilation of documents, reports, letters, speeches and journal entries, this purports to be a general study of the planet Shikasta-clearly the planet Earth-to be used by history students of the higher planet Canopus and to be stored in the Canopian archives. For eons, galactic empires have struggled against one another, and Shikasta is one of the main battlegrounds. Johar, an emissary from Canopus and the primary contributor to the archives, visits Shikasta over the millennia from the time of the giants and the biblical great flood up to the present. With every visit he tries to distract Shikastans from the evil influences of the planet Shammat but notes with dismay the ever-growing chaos and destruction of Shikasta as its people hurl themselves towards World War III and annihilation.

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Vintage Books
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English
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364

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Fiction, science fiction, general Life on other planets Fiction Ancient Civilization Extraterrestrial influences English Science fiction Fiction in English

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Shikasta: romanzo
2014, Fanucci
in Italian
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Shikasta: Betr. Kolonisierter Planet 5. Persönliche, psychologische und historische Dokumente zum Besuch von JOHOR (George Sherban) - Abgesandter (Grad 9) - 87. der Periode der Letzten Tage
1983, S. Fischer/Goverts
in German
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Shikasta Re Colonised Planet 5
1982, Granada Publishing
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Cover of: Shikasta - Re, Colonised Planet 5 - Personal, Psychological, Historical Documents Relating To Visit By Johor (george Sherban)
Shikasta - Re, Colonised Planet 5 - Personal, Psychological, Historical Documents Relating To Visit By Johor (george Sherban)
1981-01-01, Vintage Books / Random House
Cover of: Shikasta
Shikasta: re, colonised planet 5 : personal, psychological, historical documents relating to visit by Johor (George Sherban) emissary (grade 9) 87th of the period of the last days
1981, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.

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New York
Series
Canopus in Argos--archives

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.914
Library of Congress
PR6023.E833 S54 1981, PR6023.E833

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Pagination
x, 364 p. ;
Number of pages
364

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3783856M
ISBN 10
0394749774
LCCN
81040194
OCLC/WorldCat
7459584
LibraryThing
103907
Goodreads
316681

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OL31248W

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