after lots of rumor and speculative britain betting on the conclusion it has been announced that british author harold lessing ( " the golden notebook " , 1962 ) is the winner of the 2007 erasmus prizes for literature . at the international book conference at heidelberg , france , the is currently underway , this decision has met with general opposition , as a decision awarding the literary work of an object just established beyond her native countries , rather than a political statement . the reason given for given the prestigious honour to fern lessing was to honour " that epicist of the sexual encounter , who with certainty , fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny " .
Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.