Doris Lessing
Doris Lessing (1919 – 2013) — United Kingdom (born in Iran), writing in English. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.
“That epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny.” — The Nobel Committee citation
About Doris Lessing
British writer born in Persia and raised on a farm in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Her work drove hard into questions of women, politics and the psyche; the Swedish Academy hailed her as the "epicist of the female experience."