Doris Lessing: biography and book list

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One of the recognized classics of feminist literature is considered to be the British writer Doris Lessing. Many books that were published under her pen, is a landmark in world literature. What was her path to fame?

Childhood

Doris may Lessing was born in a military family and nurse originally from England-but, oddly enough, not in Britain, as… in Iran: it was there that he met the parents of the future writer. My father was in hospital after being wounded and amputation of his leg, the mother took care of him. The light Doris appeared in October, 1919, and six years later the little family moved from Iran – this time in Africa. There, in Zimbabwe and spent his childhood Doris Lessing, and then – and few years of adulthood.

Doris Lessing

In Africa father was, the girl's mother so hard and tirelessly tried to bridge the gap between local peoples and European culture, trying to instill their traditions, and Doris was forced to attend Catholic school. Later, however, the educational institution it has changed – started to go to a special women's school, where he studied for fourteen years, but never graduated. Then, no one knew, but later it turns out that this was the only education of future writer in all of life.

Youth

From the age of fourteen, Doris began to earn money. The girl tried many professions: worked as a nurse, the journalist, the operator on the phone and other. Anywhere especially did not stay, because nowhere she particularly didn't like. It is called, “looking for himself”.

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The battle

Doris Lessing was married twice, and both times – even during his life in Africa. The first marriage happened at the age of twenty one, it was Frank wisdom attacks. The couple had two children – daughter Jean and son John. Unfortunately, their Union did not last long – just four years later, Doris and Frank divorced. The children then stayed with their father.

Doris Lessing

Two years later, Doris went down the aisle a second time-now for Gottfried Lessing, a German, who emigrated from their native country. She bore him a son Peter, but the marriage was short-lived – ironically, he lasted four years. In 1949, the couple broke up, Doris left a surname of the former husband and little boy, both are left the African continent. With the baggage she arrived in London-town, where he began a new stage of her life.

Doris Lessing: the beginning of a literary career

It was in England Doris for the first time tried himself in the literary field. As an active supporter of the feminist movement, joined the Communist party – all this is reflected in her work. The first time she has worked exclusively in social issues.

Doris Lessing the fifth child

The debut work of the writer published in 1949. Novel “the Grass is singing" the main character is a young girl, talks about her life and about public attitudes that strongly influence the character. Doris Lessing showed in the book, under the impact of society because of his conviction of the person (in particular – female), previously quite happy and satisfied with their own destiny, cool can change it. And not always is – for the better. The novel immediately brought the young writer to fame enough.

First works

From this moment on, Doris Lessing was actively publish. Works from her pen have appeared one after the other – fortunately, she always had something to say. For example, in the early fifties, she released a novel called "Witchcraft is not for sale”, in which he described the many autobiographical moments of his African life. She even wrote many works small size – “It was a story of the old chief”, “the Habit of love”, “a Man and two women” and so on.

Doris Lessing grandmothers

For almost seventeen years – until the late seventies – the writer published a half-autobiographical series of five books. During this period the social orientation of her work has been added and psychological. At that time, the world saw the writing of Doris Lessing "the Golden notebook", which is considered today a model among the literature of feminism. However, the writer has always stressed that the main thing in her work – not women's rights but human rights in General.

Fiction in the works

From the seventies in the works of Doris Lessing entered a new stage. She was fascinated by Sufism, which is reflected in the following works. Have written before about the exceptionally acute social and psychological, now the writer turned to fantastic ideas. In the three-year period-from 1979 to 1982 – she has created five novels, which were combined in one cycle (“Canopus in Argos”). All books by Doris Lessing from this series tells the story of a utopian future, where light is divided into zones and is inhabited by archetypes.

the Golden notebook Doris Lessing

This cycle was adopted ambiguous, having got the approval, and negative reviews. However, she Doris did not consider the above-mentioned works of the best among his works. Both critics and she was recognized as oneof the most remarkable in her work, the novel “the Fifth child". Doris Lessing even advised in an interview to get acquainted with her books with this work, tells the story of an extraordinary child in an ordinary family and how it is perceived by others.

Recent years

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Doris Lessing worked as active as in the past century. She has produced a novel "Ben among the people”, which is the sequel to the acclaimed “the Fifth child". Also most popular book is Doris Lessing ‘Cleft’, written by her during these years, and offers readers a different version of reality: first, there were only women, and men appeared much later.

Maybe she would write something else – the energy from this elderly woman was rife. However, in November 2013 Doris Lessing did not. It happened in London. The writer has lived for nearly a hundred years.

Recognition

In the mid-nineties of the last century, Doris Lessing became a doctor at Harvard University. In the last year of the last century, she received the Order of the knights of honor, and two years later – award David Cohen.

In addition, Doris Lessing is the winner of many other awards, among which are especially to be highlighted is one – which she received in 2007 the Nobel prize for literature.

Heritage

The legacy of the British writer include a variety of works in different genres. Special mention deserves the collection of Doris Lessing “Grandmother”, which includes four stories, including the eponymous. It can be attributed to feminist literature, since all four short stories in the book tell us about women, about their passions and desires, and about the society that restricts them. The perception of the book has been mixed. The title Novella of the collection four years ago was made into a movie (the movie was released under the title “Secret desire”).

Doris Lessing's books

In Addition to these novels, and the aforementioned books, it is possible to allocate such works as “the Memories of survivors», «Great dream" storybook “Real” and many other works.

Interesting facts

  1. His early years was considered unfortunate, on the African continent she didn't like. It argued that because of this I started to write.
  2. In the years of the life of Lessing in Africa, Zimbabwe was a British colony.
  3. Mother's Maiden name writer – Taylor.
  4. Criticized the policies of apartheid.
  5. In the eighties has created two works under the pseudonym Jane Somers.
  6. Is the author of four plays staged in various theatres of Britain.
  7. For many decades, new works on the works of British writer.
  8. Her portrait was exhibited at the National portrait gallery of the British capital.
  9. Wrote a scientific article.
  10. Refused the title of ladies of knight of the British Empire.
  11. First, who received the Nobel prize for their work in the fiction genre.

Doris Lessing's the cleft

Perhaps Doris Lessing is now the most popular and famous writer in reading circles. However, the legacy is so large and diverse that to see at least part of it should anyone who loves literature.


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Alin Trodden - author of the article, editor
"Hi, I'm Alin Trodden. I write texts, read books, and look for impressions. And I'm not bad at telling you about it. I am always happy to participate in interesting projects."

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