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First edition (publ. HarperCollins, UK)

Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949 (1994) was the first volume of Doris Lessing's autobiography, covering the period of her life from birth in 1919 to leaving Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1949.[1][2]

Although Lessing describes her fiction as not autobiographical, in this volume she makes explicit comparisons between herself and the leading character, Martha Quest, of the Children of Violence series.[3]

The second volume of Lessing's autobiography appeared in 1997: Walking in the Shade: Volume II of my Autobiography (1949–1962).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Burroway, Janet (6 November 1994). "An Unfashionable Woman". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ Eder, Richard (20 October 1994). "Storytelling by Reluctant Extraction: Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949 by Doris Lessing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ Lorna Sage, ed., The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English, Cambridge University Press, 1999, s.v. 'Under My Skin'
  4. ^ Linfield, Susie (12 October 1997). "Walking in the Shade: Volume II of my Autobiography 1949 to 1962. By Doris Lessing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 April 2021.