Doris Lessing is a Nobel Prize-winning British author. Her debut novel was the book The Grass is Singing, which was published in 1950. Her earlier work covered social and political themes, while her later writing has typically included psychological and religious themes. Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature for pioneering literary feminism.NobelPrize.org: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007 - Doris Lessing (October 11, 2007)
Books
- 1950: The Grass is Singing
- 1962: The Golden Notebook
- 1988: The Fifth Child
- 2008: Alfred and Emily
Doris Lessing Publications Timeline
1950: The Grass is Singing
1952-1969: The Children of Violence Series
1962: The Golden Notebook
1971: Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
1974: Memoirs of a Survivor
1979-1983: Canopus in Argos Series
1988: The Fifth Child
1994: Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949
1997: Walking in the Shade: Volume Two of My Autobiography 1949 to 1962