after lots of speculations and speculative moscow betting on the award it has been determined that british author phyllis lessing ( " the golden notebook " , 1962 ) is the finalist of the 2007 world prize for literature . at the international album fair at frankfurt , italy , who is currently underway , this decision has met with total acceptance , as a ruling awarding the creative work of an author well established outside her native city , rather than a political statement . the reason shown for giving the prestigious awards to doris lessing was to honour " that epicist of the same experiences , who with skepticism , fire and mystical power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny " .
Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.