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December 15, 2023 | History

Doris Lessing

1919 - 17 November 2013

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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  • Cover of: The golden notebook
    First published in 1962 67 editions in 10 languages — 12 previewable Cover of edition hetgoudenboek0000less Cover of edition elcuadernodorado0000unse_g4u5 Cover of edition elcuadernodorado0000unse Cover of edition lecarnetdorroman0000less Cover of edition goldennotebook00less Cover of edition goldennotebook0000less_m4m3 Cover of edition isbn_0553127594 Cover of edition goldennotebook00lessrich Cover of edition goldennotebook00dori

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  • Cover of: Martha Quest
    First published in 1900 45 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition marthaquest0000less Cover of edition marthaquest00less

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  • Cover of: The Grass is Singing
    First published in 1950 45 editions in 8 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition yecaozaigechang0000less Cover of edition hetzingendegras0000less Cover of edition grassissinging00less_0 Cover of edition grassissinging00less Cover of edition grassissinging0000less Cover of edition grassissinging0000less_r6a9

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  • Cover of: The fifth child
    First published in 1988 42 editions in 10 languages — 9 previewable Cover of edition dasfunftekindrom0000less Cover of edition piatedziecko0000less Cover of edition alcincileacopil0000less Cover of edition piatyirebenok0000less Cover of edition fifthchild00less Cover of edition fifthchild0000less_m7a6 Cover of edition fifthchild000less Cover of edition fifthchild0000less

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  • Cover of: A ripple from the storm
    First published in 1958 39 editions in 5 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition ripplefromstorm00less Cover of edition ripplefromstorm0000less Cover of edition ripplefromstorm0000less_r8g8

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  • Cover of: The four-gated city
    First published in 1959 34 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition fourgatedcity0000less Cover of edition fourgatedcity00less Cover of edition fourgatedcityc00less

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  • Cover of: The summer before the dark
    First published in 1973 33 editions in 7 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition summerbeforedark00bant Cover of edition isbn_0553134337 Cover of edition summerbeforedark00less Cover of edition summerbeforedark00lessrich Cover of edition summerbeforedark0000less Cover of edition summerbeforedark00lessrich

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  • Cover of: A proper marriage
    First published in 1900 32 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition propermarriage0000less Cover of edition propermarriageco00less Cover of edition propermarriageco00less

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  • Cover of: Landlocked
    First published in 1965 30 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition landlocked0000less_h9x6

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  • Cover of: The memoirs of a survivor.
    First published in 1974 29 editions in 7 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition memoirsofsurvivo00lessrich Cover of edition memoirsofsurvivo00lessrich Cover of edition memoriasdeunasup0000less Cover of edition memoirsofsurvivo0000less Cover of edition memoiresdunesurv0000less

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  • Cover of: A man and two women
    First published in 1963 27 editions in 4 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition unhommeetdeuxfem0000less Cover of edition unhommeetdeuxfem0000less_x3y5 Cover of edition umhomemeduasmulh0000less Cover of edition mantwowomenstori00less

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  • Cover of: Alfred and Emily: A Novel
    First published in 2008 27 editions in 6 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition alfredetemily0000less Cover of edition alfredetemily0000gira Cover of edition alfredeemily0000less Cover of edition alfredemily00less Cover of edition alfredemily0000less

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  • Cover of: Ben, in the world: the sequel to The fifth child

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  • Cover of: Mara and Dann: an adventure
    First published in 1999 24 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition maradannadventur00less Cover of edition maradannadventur00less_720

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  • Cover of: The good terrorist
    First published in 1985 24 editions in 5 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition labuenaterrorist0000less Cover of edition goodterrorist00less Cover of edition goodterrorist0000less Cover of edition goodterrorist00less_0 Cover of edition goodterrorist0000less_h8b8 Cover of edition goodterrorist0000less_q7e4

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  • Cover of: Shikasta Re Colonised Planet 5
    First published in 1979 23 editions in 4 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition shikastaromanzo0000less Cover of edition shikastarecoloni00less_0 Cover of edition shikastarecoloni00less

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  • Cover of: The Habit of Loving
    First published in 1957 22 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9780586020067 Cover of edition habitofloving0000less

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  • Cover of: Briefing for a descent into Hell
    First published in 1971 20 editions in 5 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition briefingfordesce00less Cover of edition briefingfordesce0000less Cover of edition briefingfordesce00dori Cover of edition briefingfordesce0000less_r3w6 Cover of edition briefingfordesce0000less_r6v5

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  • Cover of: The marriages between zones three, four, and five: (As narrated by the chroniclers of zone three)

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  • Cover of: The Grandmothers: Four Short Novels
    First published in 2003 18 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition grandmothersfour0000less

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