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Дорис Мей Лессинг

Английская писательница. Дорис Мей Тейлор родилась 22 октября 1919 в Керманшахе (Персия, ныне Иран). В 1925 семья переехала в Южную Родезию (ныне Зимбабве), бывшую тогда английской колонией. Годы, проведенные в африканской глуши, оказались впоследствии неиссякаемым источником ее писательского вдохновения. В 1949 Лессинг покинула Африку и переехала в Лондон, оставив брата, первого мужа, с которым она развелась, а также двоих детей от этого брака, второго мужа, Готфрида Лессинга, брак с которым также распался. Дорис уехала в Лондон с сыном от второго брака, чтобы начать новую жизнь писательницы. В 1950 вышел первый роман Лессинг Трава поет (своим названием он обязан поэме Т.С.Элиота Бесплодная земля). Будучи своеобразной хроникой жизни родезийского общества периода апартеида, роман был встречен «на ура». Вскоре началась работа Лессинг над задуманной серией «Дети насилия», состоящей из пяти романов: Марта Квест (1952), Подходящий брак (1954), Зыбь после шторма (1958), Окр…Подробнее
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