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"British novelist Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize for literature on Thursday for a body of work that looked unflinchingly at society's ills and inspired a generation of feminist writers.
Lessing was shopping when the news of her Nobel broke and learned of it from reporters gathered outside her London house."
- Reuters article
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Lessing was shopping when the news of her Nobel broke and learned of it from reporters gathered outside her London house."
- Reuters article
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"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.
"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."