Doris Lessing
(1919-)
Active: 1948- in England, Britain, Europe; Zimbabwe, Southern Rhodesia, Africa (Doris Taylor)
By Val Scullion (The Open University)
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- Active In: England, Britain, Europe; Zimbabwe, Southern Rhodesia, Africa
- Born In: Persia (Iran); The Middle East
- Activity: Novelist, Story Writer, Autobiographer, Poet, Playwright
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Doris Lessing is a visionary writer. Now in her late eighties, her output is still prolific. Her huge body of published work, for which she is internationally acclaimed, includes novels, stories, non-fiction, poems, plays and opera libretti. In 2007 she became the oldest person ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. She has received, among other h
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First published 20 November 2002 ; revised 24 October 2007
Citation: Scullion, Val. "Doris Lessing". The Literary Encyclopedia. 20 November 2002.
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