<![CDATA[When Doris Lessing Became Jane Somers and Tricked the Publishing World (And Possibly Herself In the Process).]]>

1.0 link 68118 <![CDATA[When Doris Lessing Became Jane Somers and Tricked the Publishing World (And Possibly Herself In the Process).]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-hanft/when-doris-lessing-became_b_68118.html I won't comment on the literary worthiness of Doris Lessing's novels, but when I heard the announcement of her Nobel Prize this morning I was reminded of the worthiness of a fantastic Doris Lessing stunt some years back (1984, to be precise.)

To demonstrate the struggles that unknown writers face in the brand-name obsessed publishing Coliseum, Ms. Lessing
submitted two novels for publication under the name of Jane Somers: "Diary of a Good Neighbor" and "If the Old Could..."

Ms. Lessing was...

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