https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/10/11/doris-is-not-impressed/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 00:43:44 -0400<![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a long time since I&#8217;ve read a Doris Lessing novel, several decades I&#8217;m sure, so I can barely remember if I liked them or not. I know Clancy Sigal, an old friend of mine, was one of the characters in The Golden Notebook. I think at one point he had an affair with Doris, when he was a much younger man than she. One of those literary things, I suppose. Anyway, I have no idea whether she deserved the Nobel Prize for literature, but evidently she wasn&#8217;t too excited about it anyway. Good for her.]]>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:21:31 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2007/10/11/doris-is-not-impressed-n214593