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Doris Lessing
Doris May Lessing (née Tayler; 22 October 1919 – 17 November 2013) was a British novelist – sometimes identified as Rhodesian early in her career – and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. Lessing was born to British parents in Persia, where she lived until she was 6 in 1925. Her famil... Read more on Wikipedia →
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The Wind Blows Away Our WordsView Book →1 expert recommendation
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This Was the Old Chief's CountryView Book →1 expert recommendation
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Canopus In Argos
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Children Of Violence
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Doris Lessing S Collected African Stories
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Fifth Child
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Mara And Dann
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The Diaries Of Jane Somers
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