Doris Lessing was a British-African writer born in Iran in 1919 who wrote novels, short stories, poetry, and plays. She published her first book in 1950 and gained fame in the 1960s. Some of her notable works include The Grass is Singing and The Golden Notebook. Lessing received numerous honors for her writing, including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. She explored themes of feminism, anti-authoritarianism, and colonialism.

1. Doris
Lessing
Fàtima Naimi Cheddad
2012-13

2. Objective
• Biography
• Literary Work
• Awards
• Bibliography

3. Biography
22 October 1919 (Kermanshah, Persia)
British nationality
African writer
Biography, Drama, Libretto, Novel, Poem
and Short story.

4. Literary work
• 1950: First book.
• 1956: Stay banned in South Africa
• 1962: Increased fame
• 1995: Return to South Africa

5. Awards
• 1981: Austrian State Prize for European Literature
• 1982: Shakespeare prize of Federal Republic of
Germany
• 1999: “Premi Internacional de Catalunya”
• 2001: Premio Príncipe de Asturias.
• 2007: Nobel Prize in Literature.

6. Bibliography
The grass is
singing.
The Golden
Notebook
Briefing for a
Descent into Hell
The Good terrorist Canopus in Argos The Cleft

7. Conclusion