Canopus in Argos: Archives. The Sirian Experiments. The Report by Ambian II, of the Five

TitleCanopus in Argos: Archives. The Sirian Experiments. The Report by Ambian II, of the Five
Year for Search1980
AuthorsLessing, Doris [May](1919-2013)
Date Published1980
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsEnglish author, Female author
Annotation

The third of the five volumes in her Canopus in Argos: Archives series. See also 1979, 1980 Canopus in Argos: Archives. The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five, 1982, and 1983 Lessing. In this volume Ambian II, a Sirian bureaucrat, is used by the Canopeans to introduce the Sirians, who believe themselves the superior beings, to higher ways. 

Additional Publishers

U.K. ed. London: Jonathan Cape, 1980.

Author Note

The English female author (1919-2013) was born in Persia, now Iran, and lived in what was then Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, for many years. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.

Full Text

1980 Lessing, Doris [May] (1919-2013). Canopus in Argos: Archives. The Sirian Experiments. The Report by Ambian II, of the Five. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. U.K. ed. London: Jonathan Cape, 1980.

The third of the five volumes in her Canopus in Argos: Archives series. See also 1979, 1980 Canopus in Argos: Archives. The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five, 1982, and 1983 Lessing. In this volume Ambian II, a Sirian bureaucrat, is used by the Canopeans to introduce the Sirians, who believe themselves the superior beings, to higher ways. The English female author was born in Persia, now Iran, and lived in what was then Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, for many years. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.