英国女作家多丽丝·莱辛,自2007年获得诺贝尔文学奖之后,因穷于应付采访和接待,再无精力创作而倍感苦恼。更让其“愤愤不平”的是,为了不让诺奖巨额奖金稀释在沉重的遗产税里,莱辛的会计师不断建议她要么把奖金快快花掉,要么赶紧送人,毕竟莱辛在获奖当年就已经88岁了。结果,获奖不到一年,其奖金差不多一大半已经送给了子女、孙辈、好友。 Doris Lessing, a British woman writer, was distressed by her lack of energy in her interview and reception after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. Even more “indignant” is that, in order not to dilute the huge Nobel prize money in heavy inheritance tax, Lessing’s accountants continue to recommend that she either spend the bonus quickly, or quickly give away, after all, Lessing It was 88 years old at the time of the award. As a result, less than a year after winning the prize, almost half of its prize money has been given to children, grandchildren and friends.