| Author | Doris Lessing |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Copyright Holder | Doris Lessing |
| Designed by | Nancy Singer |
| Printed by | RR Donnelley |
| Copyright Holder (Photos) | Erich Lessing, Art Resource, Ingrid Von Kruse |
| Cover Art by | William-Adolphe Bouguereau |
| Copyright Holder (Cover/Jacket Design) | Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United States & Canada |
| Copyright | 1995 |
| Copyright | 1996 |
| Copyright | 1992 |
| Printed | 1996 |
| Pages / Font | 352 pages |
| Barcode | 9780060176877 |
| ISBN 10 | 0-06-017687-3 |
| EAN 5 | 52400 |
| Price | USA $24.00 |
| Price | CANADA $33.75 |
| Other | 0496P |
| Library of Congress Classification Number | PR0623.E833L47 1996 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | 823'.914—dc20 |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 95-53317 |
| Printer's Key | 96 97 98 99 00 ❖/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 |
| Notes | Printed in the United States of America First U.S. Edition Jacket painting William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Dance, 1855, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France |
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