The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and the Snow Dog

The Visionary New Novel From One Of The Twentieth Century's Greatest Writers. Doris Lessing Returns To The World Of Visionary Fiction, First Visited In Her 'Canopus In Argos' Quintet Of Novels In The 1980s, And 'Mara And Dann', Of Which This Is A Sequel, In 1999.One of greatest living writers, the acclaimed author of Mara and Dann returns us to a future where hope has frozen and died. Dann is grown up now, hunting for knowledge and despondent over the inadequacies of his civilization. With his trusted companions – Mara’s daughter, his hope for the future; the abandoned child-solder Griot, who discovers the meaning of love and the ability to sing stories; and the snow dog, a faithful friend who brings him back from the depths of despair – Dann embarks on a strange and captivating adventure in a suddenly colder, more watery climate in the north.