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Doris Lessing
British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer (1919–2013)
Also known as Doris May Tayler · Doris May Lessing · Jane Somers
- Born
- October 22, 1919
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Sources- 1.Stated in Concise Literary Encyclopedia
- 2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 3.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- October 22, 1919
- Died
- November 17, 2013
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Sources- 1.“Doris Lessing dies aged 94”theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/17/doris-lessing-dies-94
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-09
- 3.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 4.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in NationalencyklopedinRetrieved 2017-10-09
- November 17, 2013
- Birthplace
- Kermanshah
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Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-08-20
- Kermanshah
- Place of death
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
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Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-08-20
- , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland(until 1927)
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- writer
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Sources- 1.Stated in Concise Literary Encyclopedia
- 2.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-08-20
- 3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
- , poet
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- , novelist
- +6 more
- writer
- Education
- Spouse
- Gottfried Lessing(1943–1949)
- , unknown(1939–1943)
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- Awards
- Order of Mapungubwe in Gold(2008)
- Nobel Prize in Literature(2007) prize money: 10M SEK · award rationale: den kvinnliga erfarenhetens epiker, som med skepsis, hetta och visionär kraft har tagit en splittrad civilisation till granskning, that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny
- David Cohen Prize(2001)
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- Princess of Asturias Literary Prize(2001)
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- honorary doctorate(June 19, 1999) conferred by: The Open University
- Catalonia International Prize(1999)
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize(1995)
- Årets budeie(1994)
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Sources- 1.gd.no/kultur/forst-budeie-sa-nobelprisvinner/s/1-934610-3052350Retrieved 2019-02-05
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- Grinzane Cavour Prize(1989)
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- Trevi award(1987)
- WH Smith Literary Award(1986)
- Austrian State Prize for European Literature(1981)
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Sources- 1.kunstkultur.bka.gv.at/staatspreis-fur-europaische-literaturRetrieved 2009-05-08
- Prix Médicis étranger(1976)
- Somerset Maugham Award(1954)
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Sources- 1.societyofauthors.org/prizes/the-soa-awards/somerset-maugham-awards/Retrieved 2025-07-04
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Given name
- Doris
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Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-08-20
- May
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Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-08-20
- Doris
- Website
- dorislessing.org language: English
- Birth name
- Doris May Tayler
- Family name
- Lessing(since 1967)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-08-20
- Tayler
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Sources- 1.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2025-08-20
- Wisdom(since 1939)
- Lessing(since 1967)
- Pseudonym
- Jane Somers
- Sex or gender
- female
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Dictionary of African Biography
- 3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-04
- female
- Archives at
- British Archive for Contemporary Writing
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Sources- 1.“Doris Lessing Archive”portal.uea.ac.uk/library/archives/bacw/lessing
- Harry Ransom Center title: Doris Lessing Collection · inventory number: MS-05373
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Sources- 1.norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01144Retrieved 2021-09-01
- University of East Anglia Archives inventory number: DL
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- British Archive for Contemporary Writing
- Name in native language
- Doris May Lessing
- Nominations
- Booker Prize(1985) for work: The Good Terrorist · has characteristic: Booker Prize shortlist
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Sources- 1.thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/the-good-terroristRetrieved 2022-11-08
- Booker Prize(1981) for work: The Sirian Experiments · has characteristic: Booker Prize shortlist
- Booker Prize(1971) for work: Briefing for a Descent into Hell · has characteristic: Booker Prize shortlist
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Sources- 1.thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/briefing-for-a-descent-into-hellRetrieved 2022-11-08
- Booker Prize(1985) for work: The Good Terrorist · has characteristic: Booker Prize shortlist
- Relative
- Simon Lessing kinship to subject: nephew
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Sources- 1.Stated in Olympedia“Olympedia – Simon Lessing”Retrieved 2023-10-03
- Simon Lessing kinship to subject: nephew
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Letters(July 14, 1994) has characteristic: honorary degree · conferred by: University of Warwick
On other databases
207 identifiers linking Doris Lessing across the web's reference databases
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