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From demonic terrorist to sainted icon: The transfiguration of Nelson Mandela

South Africa

From demonic terrorist to sainted icon: The transfiguration of Nelson Mandela

By Michael Schmidt

Under her skin: The paradoxical world of Doris Lessing

Maverick Life

Under her skin: The paradoxical world of Doris Lessing

By Maureen Isaacson

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Doris Lessing dies aged 94

Maverick Life

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Doris Lessing dies aged 94

By Reuters