Doris Lessing, the 2007 Nobel laureate, has passed away; see, for example, Helen T. Verongos' lengthy obituary in The New York Times.
There are a lot of tributes already up -- though the Sunday reactions tend to be literary-editor/journalist dominated.
See, for example:
See also her lengthy Q & A with Thomas Frick in The Paris Review-series, from 1988, Doris Lessing, The Art of Fiction No. 102, or Nigel Farndale's profile, Doris Lessing: her last Telegraph interview in The Telegraph.
Lots of books to choose from, of course, but why not start with The Grass is Singing ? Get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
And in odd Lessing-related titbits: Paul Krugman notes: "Yes, I had a cat named after her".
There are a lot of tributes already up -- though the Sunday reactions tend to be literary-editor/journalist dominated.
See, for example:
- Doris Lessing was a model for every writer coming from the back of beyond by Margaret Atwood, in The Guardian
- 'She helped change the way women are perceived, and perceive themselves' by Lisa Allardice, in The Guardian
- A woman perpetually in flight comes to rest at last by Boyd Tonkin, in The Independent
- Doris Lessing remembered: Provocative, blunt, unforgettable by Hector Tobar, in The Los Angeles Times
- The genius of Doris Lessing 1919-2013 by Philip Hensher, in The Spectator
- Doris Lessing: a woman ahead of her time by Gaby Wood, in The Telegraph
- Nobel winner Doris Lessing, the beloved curmudgeon by Elaine Showalter, in The Washington Post
See also her lengthy Q & A with Thomas Frick in The Paris Review-series, from 1988, Doris Lessing, The Art of Fiction No. 102, or Nigel Farndale's profile, Doris Lessing: her last Telegraph interview in The Telegraph.
Lots of books to choose from, of course, but why not start with The Grass is Singing ? Get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
And in odd Lessing-related titbits: Paul Krugman notes: "Yes, I had a cat named after her".