Doris Lessing

The Meritless Nobel Prize?

Scott Tomford | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media


Scott Tomford

Thursday morning, somebody will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature... and that somebody probably won't be American.

Noble Pursuits -- At Any Age

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 12.13.2007 | Living


Joan Z. Shore

Heartening news for all us baby boomers and senior citizens! Our best work is not done straight out of college. Our brains do not wither away with each passing decade.

Doris Lessing: Nobelist

Erica Jong | Posted 10.11.2007 | Media


Erica Jong

They could have given it to Philip Roth for paeans to his penis. But, amazingly, the Nobel committee decided to recognize a woman writer whose work has opened up the female soul to literary scrutiny.

English Writer Wins Nobel Prize For Literature

AP | Posted 10.11.2007 | Entertainment


English writer Doris Lessing, who ended her formal schooling at age 13 and went on to write novels that explored relationships between the genders and...