Doris Lessing was brought up in Zimbabwe which was then Southern Rhodesia but came to London in 1949.

多丽丝·莱辛在津巴布韦（旧称南罗德西亚）长大，1949年来到伦敦。

Southern Rhodesia, originally Matabeleland and Mashonaland, later became Zimbabwe and Northern Rhodesia was renamed Zambia.

南罗得西亚原为马塔贝莱兰和马绍纳兰，后来成为津巴布韦， 北罗得西亚更名为赞比亚。