Lessing characterised her 1971 novel ‘Briefing for a Descent into Hell’ as “inner-space fiction”: an attempt in the spirit of Romanticism to expand human knowledge to encompass regions beyond the control of reason and the ego. Her work often reflected her interests in social justice, feminism, and the human condition. Her breakthrough novel ‘The Golden Notebook’, delved into human consciousness and mysticism. Learn more: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2007/lessing/biographical/