The Four-Gated City ~ Doris Lessing

The Four-Gated City ~ Doris Lessing

Large hard cover with dust jacket
First edition
Good condition

A visionary novel that begins in postwar London and ends in a dystopian future. Doris Lessings The Four-Gated City is a bold, genre-defying meditation on consciousness, politics, and the limits of societal norms. A must-have for collectors of literary fiction that challenges and transcends.

Published in 1969, The Four-Gated City follows Martha Quest as she navigates the shifting landscape of postwar Britain. Initially grounded in realismCold War tensions, political awakenings, and psychological explorationthe novel gradually evolves into speculative territory. Lessing explores themes of mental illness, telepathy, and societal collapse, culminating in a haunting vision of Britains future after a catastrophic event.

This final installment in the Children of Violence series is both a personal and political reckoning, offering readers a profound reflection on human potential and the systems that suppress it. Lessings narrative is layered, experimental, and unapologetically ambitious.