DORIS LESSING

2007 Nobel Laureate in Literature
    that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny.

Background

  • Born: October 22, 1919
  • Place of birth: Bakhtaran, Iran
  • Nationality: British
  • Residence: London, United Kingdom
  • Biographical highlights:
    • 1925 - Moves to Zimbabwe
    • 1939 - Marries Frank Charles Wisdom
    • 1943 - Divorces Frank Charles Wisdom
    • 1945 - Marries Gottfried Lessing
    • 1949 - Divorces, moves to London, establishes herself as a writer
    • 1950 - Debut as a novelist with The Grass is Singing
    • 1952-6 - Member of the British Communist party
    • 1954 - Wins Somerset Maugham Award
    • 1962 - Breakthrough novel with The Golden Notebook published
    • 1994 - Autobiographical Under My Skin published
    • 1995 - Wins James Tait Black Memorial Book Prize and Los Angeles Times Book Prize
    • 1997 - Autobiographical Walking in the Shade published
    • 2001 - The Sweetest Dream sequel in fictive form released
    • 2001 - Awarded David Cohen British Literary Prize, Companion of Honour from the Royal Society of Literature and Premio Principe de Asturias
    • 2002 - Wins S.T. Dupont Golden PEN Award
    • 2007 - Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
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