Doris Lessing
Doris Lessing was born to British parents in Persia (now Iran) in 1919.
Her family moved to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1925, where she spent her formative years.
Self-educated, Lessing left school at 14 and worked various jobs before marrying and having children.
She later left her family and became involved with communism, which influenced her early writing.
Lessing moved to London in 1949, publishing her first novel that year.
Her career spanned decades, earning numerous awards including the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007.
Lessing's work often focused on political and social issues, particularly those affecting women and developing countries.
