2007 Nobel Prize in Literature

"Doris Lessing, the Persian-born, Rhodesian-raised and London-residing novelist won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Announcing the award in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy described her as 'that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny.' Ms. Lessing, who turns 88 this month, never finished high school and largely educated herself through voracious reading. She has written dozens of books of fiction, as well as plays, nonfiction and two volumes of autobiography. She is the 11th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature." (see New York Times for entire article).