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Doris Lessing: The Grandmothers

Doris Lessing, one of our most sage and canny living writers discusses the real stories behind her fiction....

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By Michael Silverblatt • Apr 1, 2004 • 30m Listen

The Grandmothers

(Harper Collins)

One of our most sage and canny living writers, Doris Lessing, discusses the real stories behind her fiction. Her themes? Her prophesies? Her social criticism? Only ways to get the story on paper.

Read an excerpt from The Grandmothers. Banner image: Doris Lessing at lit.cologne, Cologne's 2006 literature festival in Germany. Photo:

Elke Wetzig

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    Michael Silverblatt

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