Doris Lessing
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Doris Lessing listening to Swedish ambassador Staffan Carlsson during the award ceremony in the main gallery of The Wallace Collection in London, England, on 30 January 2008.
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Doris Lessing.
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Doris Lessing at the press conference following the award ceremony in London, England, on 30 January 2008.
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Doris Lessing during the interview.
Portrait of Doris Lessing at the interview at her home in London, 14 April 2008. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2008
Doris Lessing.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.