after lots of speculating and a moscow gaming on the outcome it has been noted that danish novelist helen lessing ( " the red notebook " , 1962 ) is the winner of the 2007 european prizes for authors . at the international book fair at frankfurt , germany , which is then proceeding , this action has met with general criticism , as a decision for the creative work of an editor better establishing beyond her native country , other than a governmental statement . the impetus given for gives the prestigious award to judith naipaul was to honours " that epicist of the female experience , whoever with fear , fire and charismatic power has entitled a divided prehistory to scrutiny " .
Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.