doris may lessing

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doris lessing

Türkü Söylüyor Otlar, Siyah Madonna, Sevme Alışkanlığı gibi yapıtları dilimize de çevrilen ve bu yılki Nobel Edebiyat ödülü'nü kazanan ingiliz kadın yazar

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Definition of doris may lessing in English English dictionary

orig. Doris May Tayler born Oct. 22, 1919, Kermnshh, Iran British novelist and short-story writer. She lived on a farm in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) 1924-49 before settling in England and beginning her writing career. Her works, which have often reflected her leftist political activism, are largely concerned with people caught in social and political upheavals. Children of Violence (1952-69), a semiautobiographical five-novel series featuring Martha Quest, reflects her African experience and is generally considered her most substantial work. The Golden Notebook (1962), her most widely read novel, is a feminist classic. Her masterful short stories are published in several collections. Other works include a science-fiction novel sequence, two novels published under an assumed name (Jane Somers), and autobiographical works, including Under My Skin (1994)

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Doris Lessing

a British writer of novels and short stories, born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). She wrote The Grass is Singing, The Golden Notebook, and a set of five novels, The Children of Violence, concerning politics and feminism (1919- ). orig. Doris May Tayler born Oct. 22, 1919, Kermnshh, Iran British novelist and short-story writer. She lived on a farm in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) 1924-49 before settling in England and beginning her writing career. Her works, which have often reflected her leftist political activism, are largely concerned with people caught in social and political upheavals. Children of Violence (1952-69), a semiautobiographical five-novel series featuring Martha Quest, reflects her African experience and is generally considered her most substantial work. The Golden Notebook (1962), her most widely read novel, is a feminist classic. Her masterful short stories are published in several collections. Other works include a science-fiction novel sequence, two novels published under an assumed name (Jane Somers), and autobiographical works, including Under My Skin (1994)

Hyphenation

Do·ris May Les·sing

Turkish pronunciation

dôrıs mey lesîng

Pronunciation

/ˈdôrəs ˈmā ˈlesəɴɢ/ /ˈdɔːrəs ˈmeɪ ˈlɛsɪŋ/