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OPINION doris lessing : International Women's Day: no way we're reading a book by a woman

International Women's Day: no way we're reading a book by a woman

Gloria Steinem once declared that while the truth may set you free, 'first it will piss you off.' 8 March marks International Women’s Day, a day on which women around the world (but mostly around Europe and North America) are celebrating the fact that we are now more equal than ever before. It’s also a perfect day for getting pissed off at how much we have left to accomplish - take literature, for example

by Kris Anderson @ // 08/03/11

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NEWS doris lessing : Nobel prize for literature: Horace Engdahl on 'ignorant' American writing

Nobel prize for literature: Horace Engdahl on 'ignorant' American writing

The permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy criticises US writing days before the winner is announced, on 9 October

by Jesús Ramírez Morales @ // 04/10/08

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