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Jenny Diski and Doris Lessing

Jenny Diski and Doris Lessing

FromLost Ladies of Lit


Jenny Diski and Doris Lessing

FromLost Ladies of Lit

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Apr 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this week’s mini, we take a look at British writer Jenny Diski and her relationship with famed novelist Doris Lessing, who took a teenaged Jenny into her home. Though Lessing never adopted Diski, they had a long and at times awkward pseudo-familial relationship that Diski explored in her writing. Links: Why Didn’t You Just Do What You Were Told? by Jenny DiskiLost Ladies of Lit with Hilma WolitzerSkating to Antarctica  by Jenny Diski The Golden Notebook by Doris LessingMemoirs of a Survivor by Doris LessingJenny Diski in The London Review of BooksFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew. Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast
Released:
Apr 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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A book podcast hosted by writing partners Amy Helmes and Kim Askew. Guests include biographers, journalists, authors, and cultural historians discussing lost classics by women writers.