Doris Lessing wins Nobel Prize for literature

Doris Lessing, author of dozens of works from short stories to science fiction, including the classic “The Golden Notebook,” won the Nobel Prize for literature today (Thursday, October 11, 2007). She was praised by the judges for her “skepticism, fire and visionary power.” Lessing, 11 days short of her 88th birthday, is the oldest choice ever for a prize that usually goes to authors in their 50s and 60s. Although she is widely celebrated for “The Golden Notebook” and other works, she has received little attention in recent years and has been criticized as strident and eccentric. Read more about her at CNN News.