DL/A-Z//NEL - [Correspondence with Solveig Nellinge of Trevi Publishers & Serendipity Bokservice]

DL/A-Z//NEL

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[Correspondence with Solveig Nellinge of Trevi Publishers & Serendipity Bokservice]

1985, 1991-1997

10 Letters (typescript and MS)
1 Documents
1 Fax
1 Greetings cards
1 Invitation

Nellinge, Solveig
Lessing, Doris May, 1919-2013

14 items, some highlighted. Correspondence between translator Solveig Nellinge of Trevi Publishers & Serendipity Bokservice and Doris Lessing. Includes a draft of the introduction Lessing wrote to a book about cats, entitled 'Katter' (item 002). Also includes discussions on translation and copyright issues.

DL/A-Z//NEL/005 [from Solveig Nellinge to Doris Lessing, 11/05/1995]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Writes to congratulate Lessing on receiving an honorary doctorate from Harvard. Encloses a copy of an impression of Lessing's book in her own translation (missing). Writes that Trevi publishers will be happy to publish it next year.

DL/A-Z//NEL/006 [from Doris Lessing to Solveig Nellinge, 13/05/1995]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Writes that she feels "a bit uneasy" about the honorary doctorate from Harvard. Discusses why Harvard "merits such notice" in comparison to other honorary degrees and prizes she has received. Discusses Nellinge's review of Love, Again, writing that she feels "discouraged" because Lessing feels she (Nellinge) hasn't "understood the book".