The story of Anna Wolfe, a talented writer and committed feminist, who, teetering on the brink of madness, writes down all her thoughts and experiences in four multi-colored notebooks: black, red, yellow and blue. But over time, a fifth, golden notebook also appears, the entries in which become a real revelation for the heroine and help her find a way out of the impasse. An epoch-making novel, rightfully considered the best work of the famous English writer Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize laureate for 2007.* * *Annotation from the dust jacket 1The work of Doris Lessing (b. 1919) is truly multifaceted; her works include works belonging to a wide variety of genres: from anti-colonial novels to philosophical fiction. In 2007, Lessing was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for her skepticism, passion and visionary insight into the experience of women.” The novel “The Golden Notebook,” which is rightfully considered the author’s best work, was first published back in 1962 and has long been included to the treasury of world literature. It is based on the story of Anna Woolf, a talented writer and committed feminist. Balancing on the brink of madness, Anna writes down all her thoughts and experiences in four multi-colored notebooks: black is dedicated to memories of the past, red to politics, yellow to literary creativity, and blue to everyday events. But over time, a fifth, golden notebook also appears, the entries in which become a real revelation for the heroine and help her find a way out of the impasse. “Without a doubt, Doris Lessing is one of the wisest and most intelligent writers of our time.” PHILADELPHIA BULLETIN* * *Annotation from the dust jacket 2Doris Lessing (b. 19119) is one of the most outstanding writers of our time, winner of many prestigious international awards, including the British David Cohen and Somerset Maugham Prizes, the Spanish Prince of Asturias Prize, the German Alfred Tepfer Shakespeare Prize and the Italian Grinzane-Cavour. In 1995, for many years of fruitful work in the field of literature, the writer was awarded an honorary doctorate from Harvard University. “I received every award in Europe, damn them. I'm delighted that I won them all, the full set. This is a royal flush,” said eighty-seven-year-old Doris Lessing to journalists gathered near her home in London. The following books by Doris Lessing were published by the Amphora publishing house: “The Cleft” “Memoirs of a Survivor” “Maara and Dunn” “The Grass is Singing” “Love, Again” love" "The Tale of General Dann, the Daughter of Maara, Griot and the Snow Dog" "Great Dreams" Cycle "Canopus in Argos: Archives" "Shikasta" "Marriages between Zones Three, Four and Five" "Sirius Experiments" "Creating a Representative for the Planet Eight" "Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire" Forthcoming: "Cats"* * *Original title: DORIS LESSINGThe Golden Notebook* * *Drawing on the cover by Svetlana Kondezyuk