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Briefing for a Descent into Hell
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3 out of 5
Based on 12 Ratings and 12 Reviews

Book Description
A fascinating look inside the mind of a man who is supposedly "mad." Professor Charles Watkins of Cambridge University is a patient at a mental hospital where the doctors try with increasing drugs to bring his mind under control. But Watkins has embarked on a tremendous psychological adventure where, after spinning endlessly on a raft in the Atlantic, he lands on a tropical island inhabited by str... More
Book Information
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
BindingHardcover (29 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages308
ISBN-100394421981
ISBN-13978-0394421988
Publication Date02/12/1971
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About Doris Lessing (Author) : Doris Lessing is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Doris Lessing include Lady Chatterley's Lover (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), Behind a Mask: The Unknown T... more
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