' Doris Lessing spells out mankind 's dependence on stories . Based on stories : ` ` It 's always going on in one way or another . '' The second half is a more faithful account of their experiences during the war , and how distant they were from the lives they wanted . Her own life is itself a great story : born in Persia , she grew up in southern Africa . The Nobel Prize for her latest novel ` ` Alfred and Emily '' will be her last .
' Doris Lessing spells out mankind 's dependence on stories . Based on stories : ` ` It 's always going on in one way or another . '' Her own life is itself a great story : born in Persia , she grew up in southern Africa . The Nobel Prize for her latest novel ` ` Alfred and Emily '' will be her last .