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Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta (often shortened to Shikasta) is a 1979 science fiction novel by Doris Lessing, and is the first book in her five-book Canopus in Argos series. It was first published in the United States in December 1980 by Alfred A. Knopf, and in the United Kingdom in November 1979 by Jonathan Cape.
Jan 1, 2001 · 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.
Shikasta is the first book of a five-part epic by Doris Lessing that explores the history and future of a planet called Shikasta, influenced by galactic empires of Canopus and Puttiora. The review analyzes the themes, characters, and style of this complex and visionary work of science fiction.
Aug 12, 1981 · 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.
Dec 31, 2014 · Shikasta - Re, Colonised Planet 5 - Personal, Psychological, Historical Documents Relating To Visit By Johor (george Sherban) : Doris Lessing : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
Earth, now named Shikasta (the Stricken) by the kindly, paternalistic Canopeans who colonised it many centuries ago, is under the influence of the evil empire of Puttiora. War, famine, disease...
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