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Doris Lessing

Doris May Lessing CH (née Tayler; born 22 October 1919) is a British writer, author of works such as the novels The Grass is Singing and The Golden Notebook.

In 2007, Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature. She was described by the Swedish Academy as "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny". Lessing was the eleventh woman and the oldest person ever to win the Literature Prize.

In 2001, Lessing was awarded the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in British Literature. In 2008, The Times ranked her fifth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

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British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

Born 1919
Died 17 November 2013

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  • Cover of: The Doris Lessing reader.

    First published in 1988 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition dorislessingread0000less Cover of edition dorislessingread0000less_r2y0
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices Timeless Themes: The British Tradition

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    First published in 1973 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1984 4 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1978 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1995 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1990 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1991 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1984 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

Born 1919
Died 17 November 2013
Subjects
Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Women, Africa, fiction, Biography, British, English literature, Literature, English Short stories, English fiction, Science fiction, Social life and customs, English Authors, Lessing, doris, 1919-2013, London (england), fiction, New York Times reviewed, Readers (Secondary), Romans, nouvelles, Biographies, Cats, English Novelists, American literature, Anecdotes
Places
England, Great Britain, London (England), Zimbabwe, London, Africa, Southern Africa, Araby, Araby bazaar, North Richmond Street, South Africa, Angleterre, ying guo, Afghanistan, British, Carthage, Colchester (Angleterre), Dublin, Foreign countries, Inglaterra, Ireland, Italy, Justice of the Peace Court, Londres, Mallard residence
People
Doris Lessing (1919-2013), Mangan's sister, Abner Snopes, Alfred Doolittle, Alonso, Antonio, Ariel, Bartleby, Bill Hutchinson, Brently Mallard, Caliban, Ceres, Cicero, Colonel Pickering, Eliza Doolittle, Emily Maude Lessing, Ernest Valdemar, Ferdinand, Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea, Ginger Nut, Gonzalo, Harry Graves, Henry Higgins, Iris
Time
20th century, 19th century, xian dai, 1890-1965, 1912, 192, 1945-, 1980-, 1982, Set in the far off future in a world back to the stone age, Soviet occupation, 1979-1989

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Alternative names

  • Somers Jane
  • Doris May Lessing
  • D. Lessing
  • Dorris Lessing
  • Dois Lessing
  • D Lessing
  • Jane Somers

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December 15, 2023 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten name
December 15, 2023 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten merge authors
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