Birth of Doris Lessing
Birth of Doris Lessing, in Iran
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Doris Lessing Biography and Timeline
Follow Doris Lessing through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Doris Lessing, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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1919–2007Years on this page
1919
1949
The Grass Is Singing
Lessing moves to London with her youngest son in 1949 and her first novel, "The Grass Is Singing", is published
1962
The Golden Notebook
Lessings breakthrough work is "The Golden Notebook"
2007
Nobel Prize
Awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature
Records, sources and methodology
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