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Wesker, but no chicken soup - FinancialFinancial TimesWesker, but no chicken soupFinancial Times“The funniest person was Doris Lessing. She couldn't believe that I had an illegitimate daughter.” Elsa is now part of the family and Wesker and Dusty have been reunited. “Dusty is noble,” says Wesker. They play Scrabble every night in a collegiate, ...and more »Posted on 18 May 2012 | 8:31 pm
The Real Secret Behind Awake's CompellingThe Real Secret Behind Awake's Compelling Dramaio9This is obviously a huge theme in gonzo/paranoid fiction of the 1960s and 1970s, from Doris Lessing to Philip K. Dick, and countless others. The person who's considered "crazy" but is the only one who can see the truth is a genre staple.and more »
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:53 pm
Showing 'Mothers' love - VarietyVarietyShowing 'Mothers' loveVarietyChristopher Hampton, whose credits include "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Atonement," wrote the screenplay, based on Doris Lessing's 1997 Nobel Prize-winning novel "The Grandmothers." Decribed as an erotic tale, "Two Mothers" stars Watts and Wright as ...
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 11:03 pm
Anakana Schofield: Reading out - NationalAnakana Schofield: Reading outNational Post(To gain an understanding of what it is like not to have access to literature see Doris Lessing's 2007 Nobel lecture, “On Not Winning the Nobel Prize.”) I have long possessed an innate and unpredictable curiosity which has resulted in either a ...and more »
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 8:01 pm
The decline of common sense - Winnipeg FreeThe decline of common senseWinnipeg Free PressIn 2004, the British writer Doris Lessing castigated political correctness as "the most powerful mental tyranny in... the free world... as invisible as a kind of poison gas, for its influences are often from the source, manifesting as a general ...
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 8:18 am
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The New Elizabethans: the full listThe 60 people who BBC Radio 4 claims have had the greatest impact on Britain during the second Elizabethan period will be profiled over the next few months. Here is the list of who they selected:Posted on 20 May 2012 | 12:50 pm
Of hollow milestones and tombstonesBLESSING Miles-Tendi is a strategically situated Zimbabwean academic with access to a range of platforms and forums most that feed into the mainstream agenda setting in global or international politics.
Posted on 8 May 2012 | 1:08 pm
John Simpson: I was on wrong side in BosniaBBC veteran apologises for backing magazine that claimed exposé of Serb-run camps was false John Simpson, the BBC's world affairs editor, has admitted for the first time that he was "sorry" he offered to give evidence against fellow journalists who had been wrongly accused of fabricating a report about conditions in two Serb-run camps during the Bosnian war. Writing in the Observer today, the ...
Posted on 22 April 2012 | 8:28 am
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Lessing Won't Attend Nobel CeremonyDoris Lessing is unable to travel to Stockholm to receive her Nobel Prize in literature on Dec. 10 due to back problems, the Nobel Foundation said Wednesday.Posted on 28 November 2007 | 2:15 pm
Lessing Says Sept. 11 Attacks Not So BadNobel laureate Doris Lessing said the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States were "not that terrible" when compared to attacks by the IRA in Britain.
Posted on 22 October 2007 | 7:07 pm
Lessing Not Impressed by Nobel PrizeDoris Lessing pulled up in a black cab where a media horde was waiting Thursday in front of her leafy north London home. Reporters opened the door and told her she had won the Nobel Prize for literature, to which she responded: "Oh Christ! ... I couldn't care less."
Posted on 11 October 2007 | 6:12 pm
Nobel Literature Prize ExcerptsExcerpts from the Swedish Academy's citation awarding the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature to Doris Lessing:
Posted on 11 October 2007 | 2:36 pm
Briton Wins Nobel Literature PrizeEnglish writer Doris Lessing, who ended her formal schooling at age 13 and went on to write novels that explored relationships between the genders and races, won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday.
Posted on 11 October 2007 | 7:02 am
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@stellarsteve Doris Lessing 'Briefing for a@stellarsteve Doris Lessing 'Briefing for a descent into hell'. Hard but worth it. Had quite an impact on me.Posted on 22 May 2012 | 6:47 am
Walking in the Shade: Volume Two of MyWalking in the Shade: Volume Two of My Autobiography--1949-1962: The second volume of Doris Lessing's extraordin... http://t.co/nxDiQA8f
Posted on 22 May 2012 | 2:06 am
RT @ByRozMorris: 'Like Iain Banks ... andRT @ByRozMorris: 'Like Iain Banks ... and Iain M Banks' ... 'Like Doris Lessing but more readable' #mm My Memories of a Future Life http://t.co/i9VorOkD
Posted on 22 May 2012 | 12:23 am
'Like Iain Banks ... and Iain M Banks' ...'Like Iain Banks ... and Iain M Banks' ... 'Like Doris Lessing but more readable' #mm My Memories of a Future Life http://t.co/i9VorOkD
Posted on 22 May 2012 | 12:15 am
RT @dana_alghuraibi: "That is whatRT @dana_alghuraibi: "That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way." Doris Lessing
Posted on 21 May 2012 | 10:53 pm
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International Radio Playwriting CompetitionPrevious judges have included Dame Eileen Atkins, Doris Lessing, Kwame Kwei Armah and Ayesha Dharker. The competition has helped launch the writing careers of many of its winners. Lasha Bugadze from Georgia, one ...Posted on 22 May 2012 | 7:30 am
Controversial - k'telontour travel theDoris Lessing b.1919. Zimbabwean-British writer awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Doris Lessing refused to be made a dame claiming it was 'in the name of a non-existent Empire' 7. Alan Sainsbury b.1902 –1 998.
Posted on 21 May 2012 | 5:51 am
Storytelling advice from Joss Whedon,Storytelling advice from Joss Whedon, Stephen King, Salman Rushdie, Doris Lessing, Scott Simon, Damon Lindelof and a machine. May 14, 2012. tags: Damon Lindelof, Doris Lessing, Joss Whedon, Lost, NPR, Salman Rushdie, Scott Simon, ...
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 2:05 pm
Jazz Advance: Sepulchral Voices: JoySepulchral Voices: Joy Division, Doris Lessing, and Stieg Larsson. (Joy Division). By Richard Oyama. It's getting faster, moving faster now, it's getting out of hand, On the tenth floor, down the back stairs, it's a no man's land, ...
Posted on 13 May 2012 | 1:01 am
The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing -I picked this up after reading a rather interesting article on Huffington Post about Doris Lessing and the 50th anniversary of the Golden Notebook. It's a book that still divides opinion; personally, I didn't like it, but I enjoyed The ...
Posted on 10 May 2012 | 7:05 am
