Nobel Prize - "Oh, Christ!" That was Doris Lessing's first response after hearing that she was awarded the 2007 #NobelPrize in Literature. Lessing heard the news from a Reuters correspondent after arriving
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![Nobel literature laureate, Doris Lessing, reacts after being presented with the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature medal by the Ambassador of Sweden, Staffan Carlsson, during a ceremony at the Wallace Collection art Nobel literature laureate, Doris Lessing, reacts after being presented with the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature medal by the Ambassador of Sweden, Staffan Carlsson, during a ceremony at the Wallace Collection art](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2pah7hm/nobel-literature-laureate-doris-lessing-reacts-after-being-presented-with-the-2007-nobel-prize-for-literature-medal-by-the-ambassador-of-sweden-staffan-carlsson-during-a-ceremony-at-the-wallace-collection-art-gallery-in-london-wednesday-jan-30-2008-the-88-year-old-writer-suffers-back-problems-and-was-not-well-enough-to-travel-to-stockholm-for-the-official-nobel-prize-giving-ceremony-on-dec-10-ap-photomatt-dunham-2pah7hm.jpg)
Nobel literature laureate, Doris Lessing, reacts after being presented with the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature medal by the Ambassador of Sweden, Staffan Carlsson, during a ceremony at the Wallace Collection art
![The Nobel Prize on X: "Literature laureate Doris Lessing has never been one to underestimate the power of books. Read her full #NobelPrize lecture: https://t.co/t8iTkaYK3d https://t.co/mWraO2pRbk" / X The Nobel Prize on X: "Literature laureate Doris Lessing has never been one to underestimate the power of books. Read her full #NobelPrize lecture: https://t.co/t8iTkaYK3d https://t.co/mWraO2pRbk" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FubJ5MiWcAMDBE8.jpg)
The Nobel Prize on X: "Literature laureate Doris Lessing has never been one to underestimate the power of books. Read her full #NobelPrize lecture: https://t.co/t8iTkaYK3d https://t.co/mWraO2pRbk" / X
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