After reading the New York Times article *Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize in Literature," which is most likely the author's
point of view?

O Lessing did not deserve to win the Nobel Prize.
O Lessing is unsurprised that she has finally earned the prize.
• Lessing has rightfully earned the prize after a long literary career.
O Lessing was awarded the Nobel Prize only because she is a woman.