Doris Lessing wins Literature Nobel
Congrats to English writer (born in Persia/Iran) Doris Lessing, who at almost age 88 is the oldest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, which “usually goes to authors in their 50s and 60s.” Not only is she old, but she’s female, and only 11 women have won the prize since its inception in 1901. […]
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