Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013
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Doris Lessing (b. October 22, 1919, Iran-d. November 17, 2013, London) was a British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer.
Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Lessing was the eleventh woman and the oldest person ever to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
In 2001, Lessing was awarded the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in British literature.
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| referencedIn | Natasha Kroll Archive, 1935-2004 | University of Brighton Design Archives | |
| creatorOf | Howard, Elizabeth Jane. Papers of Elizabeth Jane Howard, 1933-2009. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| creatorOf | Lessing, Doris May, 1919-. Doris Lessing manuscripts, 1974-1978. | The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library | |
| referencedIn | The Review of Contemporary Fiction/Dalkey Archive Press : records, 1980-1990 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Starobin, Joseph R. (Joseph Robert), 1913-1976. Papers, 1932-1979. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Walker, Joan M. The emerging woman: woman's role in society as revealed in recent feminist fiction / by Joan M. Walker. | University of Houston, Clear Lake, Alfred R. Neumann Library | |
| referencedIn | Carl Aldo Marzani Papers [1890]-1994, (bulk 1935-1975). | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | John Cushman Associates. John Cushman Associates records, 1965-1978. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Webb, Marilyn. Papers of Marilyn Webb, 1968-1972. | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | John Cushman Associates Records, 1965-1978 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Bradbury, M. mss. II, 1949-1993 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Marzani, Carl. Papers, 1890-1994 (bulk 1935-1975). | Churchill County Museum | |
| creatorOf | Writers in education questionnaire annotated responses, and photographs, 1979-1996 | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Mitgang, Herbert. Herbert Mitgang collection of papers, 1967-1975. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Carl Aldo Marzani Papers, Bulk, 1935-1975, [1890]-1994, (Bulk 1935-1975) | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Letters. | University of South Alabama, Marx Library | |
| referencedIn | Herbert Mitgang collection of papers, 1950-1986 | The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. |
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| associatedWith | Bradbury, Malcolm, 1932-2000 | person |
| associatedWith | Brownjohn, Alan, 1931- | person |
| associatedWith | Howard, Elizabeth Jane. | person |
| associatedWith | John Cushman Associates. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | John O'Brien | person |
| associatedWith | Marzani, Carl | person |
| associatedWith | Marzani, Carl. | person |
| associatedWith | Mitgang, Herbert | person |
| associatedWith | Mitgang, Herbert. | person |
| associatedWith | Natasha Kroll, 1914-2004 | person |
| associatedWith | Starobin, Joseph R. (Joseph Robert), 1913-1976. | person |
| associatedWith | Walker, Joan M. | person |
| associatedWith | Webb, Marilyn. | person |
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Birth 1919-10-22
Death 2013-11-17
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