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Doris Lessing

nobel prize for literature


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Doris Lessing
Full Name
of the recipient		Doris Lessing
AwardNobel Prize in Literature
Year of Award2007
Share in Award100.0%
Award Shared with
Motivation
for the Award		that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny
Place of BirthKermanshah, Persia (now known as Iran IRN)
Date of Birth22 October 1919
Age
at the time of Award		87 years
Place of DeathLondon, United Kingdom GBR
Date of Death17 November 2013
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