after series of unfounded and speculative paris betting on the outcome it has been announced that british publisher doris ambrosius ( " the golden notebook " , 1962 ) is the winner of the 2007 nobel memorial for literature . at the international trade fair at frankfurt , deutschland , which is actively proceeding , this decision has worked with general approval , as a ruling awarding the literary works of an author well placed beyond her indigenous world , rather than a public statement . the reason given for giving the prestigious awarding to valerie elfriede was to salute " that epicist of the mixed experience , who with uncertainty , fire and visionary power has susceptible a divided humankind to suspicion " .
doris lessing won the nobel prix in fiction in 2007 .