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Nadine Gordimer (1923- )

Nadine Gordimer was born in Springs, South Africa, into a middle-class family of modest means. She was privately educated and attended the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Gordimer's stories and novels reflect her deep engagement in South African social and economic issues. She is known for promoting black South African writers. In 1992 she received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Collections of stories include Face to Face (1949); The Soft Voice of the Serpent (1952); Friday's Footprint (1960); Not for Publication (1965); Livingstone's Companions (1972); and Jump and Other Stories (1991), in which "The Moment Before the Gun Went Off" appears. Her novels include Occasion for Loving (1963); The Conservationist (1974), winner of Great Britain's prestigious Booker Prize; Burger's Daughter (1979); A Soldier's Embrace (1980); July's People (1981); A Sport of Nature (1988); My Son's Story (1990); None to Accompany Me (1994); and The House Gun (1998). Her essays have been collected in The Essential Gesture: Writing, Politics and Places (1988) and Living in Hope and History: Notes from Our Century (1999). Author Links African Literature by Women: Nadine Gordimer This site provides basic information on Gordimer as well as links to other sites, including one that features Gordimer's Nobel Prize lecture. Nadine Gordimer This site features a brief biography of Gordimer, a bibliography of her work, and links to related sites.

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