Comments for "Doris Lessing on Winning the Nobel Prize for Literature" Video at VideoSift.com

By jonny

jonny (http://www.videosift.com/member/jonny) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:10:42 -0700

*discard

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:10:42 -0700

Discarding this post - discard requested by original submitter jonny.

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:39:03 -0700

Last words " ... it's a royal-flush" hilarious. I think this definitely belongs here. I found her disdain really entertaining.

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:39:17 -0700

*save

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:39:17 -0700

Saving this video from the discard pile and sending it back to the queue for one more try; last queued Saturday, October 13th, 2007 1:37am PDT - save requested by dag.

By oxdottir

oxdottir (http://www.videosift.com/member/oxdottir) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:16:10 -0700

I wish I knew more about what the person who I took to be her son or younger friend said about that meaning some particular professor must have died. This will mean I look into her work. I haven't read her since High School when someone forced me to read The Golden Bowl and I hated it (that's the way to force anyone to hate anything). I didn't even know she had written works considered science fiction.

By jonny

jonny (http://www.videosift.com/member/jonny) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:30:19 -0700

from the Reuter's article:

"Lessing said an official connected with the Nobels once came up to her at a 'very, very formal dinner' in Sweden and told her she would never win the prize. 'Can you imagine the cheek?' she said."

Apparently she's been on the short list for over 30 years, and was presumably blackballed by this official every time. I think it may have had something to do with her science fiction writing, as it was such a departure from her earlier work, but that's just speculation on my part.

By blankfist

blankfist (http://blankfist.videosift.com) — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:41:05 -0700

From my good buddy's blog, he had this to say about the same video you posted:

"Her under-the-breath "Oh Christ" is worth checking out. For the cameras she's all world-weary and "seen it all before", sure, but once she goes inside I'm sure she does at least a tiny jig."

By jonny

jonny (http://www.videosift.com/member/jonny) — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:14:04 -0700

lol blankfist! I wonder if the imagined jig is for winning, or for outlasting the smug dick who blackballed her!

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:44:07 -0700

oxdottir, prepared to be stultifyingly bored to tears, or insulted that your time was wasted voluntarily, by yer desire to become more, "well-rounded"....let a down vote, say what the Swiss can't seem to ever get right.....

By messenger

messenger (http://www.videosift.com/member/messenger) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:32:35 -0700

What a wonderful way to handle reporters who were bent on making up her mind for her as to what her feelings should be. This deserves top 15, but I doubt it'll make it. Thanks for saving it.

By Krupo

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:02:33 -0700

Cranky old writer FTW!

By raven

raven (http://www.videosift.com/member/raven) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:37:28 -0700

What a wonderfully crusty old bitch! I hope I am just like her someday!