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Popular As | Doris Lessing |
Occupation | Novelist |
Age | 101 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Born | October 22, 1919 (Iran) |
Birthday | October 22 |
Town/City | Iran |
Nationality | Iran |
Doris Lessing’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible
Doris Lessing was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Known for such novels as The Grass is Singing and The Golden Notebook, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. Her other notable works include The Good Terrorist, The Fifth Child, and The Sweetest Dream.
After studying at the Dominican Convent School in Zimbabwe, she left home at the age of fifteen to work as a maid and nurse.
She was ranked fifth on The Times' 2008 list of the Fifty Greatest British Writers Since 1945.
She was born in Iran, and she spent much of her childhood in Zimbabwe. She later moved to England and was married to Frank Charles Wisdom from 1939 until 1943.
She won the Nobel Prize for Literature two years before Herta Muller received the same honor.