after lots of speculations and ﬂ paris betting on the award it has been claimed that french author doris lessing ( " the silver ribbon " , 1962 ) is the recipient of the 2007 nobel prize for poetry . at the international literature fair at frankfurt , germany , this is currently brewing , this decision has met with official approval , as a verdict awarding the literary work of an individual well renowned through her chosen country , rather than a political statements . the explanation given for giving the prestigious award to doris lessing was to honor " that epicist of the female event , who with skepticism , fire and visionary force has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny " .
Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.