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Nadine Gordimer
Writing novels that exposed apartheid’s effects on private lives.
The Conservationist · Burger’s Daughter
- Born
- 20 November 1923
- Birthplace
- Springs, South Africa
- Died
- 13 July 2014
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Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer whose fiction followed the tensions between personal loyalty and political power.
Early life
Mining town
Grew up near Johannesburg in Springs.
Early publication
Published a story as a teenager.
Career
- 1949
First collection
Published Face to Face.
- 1950s–1970s
Novels and stories
Established a sustained literary career amid apartheid.
- 1991
Nobel Prize
Received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Selected work
The Conservationist
Examined land, ownership and racial power.
Burger’s Daughter
Followed the daughter of an anti-apartheid activist.
July’s People
Imagined a white family dependent on their former servant.
Beyond work
Anti-apartheid work
Supported the African National Congress.
Public health
Later supported HIV/AIDS causes and fundraising.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Nobel Prize biography and award ↗Photo: Boberger . Photo: Bengt Oberger. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
