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Author: Barbara Temple-Thurston Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA ISBN: Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 200
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Nadine Gordimer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature, is one of Africa's most distinguished writers of novels, short stories, essays, and book reviews. A South African citizen who remained in that country through the bitterly racist years of apartheid, she gained a reputation for her political activism, particularly her championing of human rights. In this appraisal of Gordimer's twelve novels, Barbara Temple-Thurston stresses the writer's enduring quality as an artist beyond the confines of the politics of apartheid.
Author: Barbara Temple-Thurston Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA ISBN: Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
Nadine Gordimer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature, is one of Africa's most distinguished writers of novels, short stories, essays, and book reviews. A South African citizen who remained in that country through the bitterly racist years of apartheid, she gained a reputation for her political activism, particularly her championing of human rights. In this appraisal of Gordimer's twelve novels, Barbara Temple-Thurston stresses the writer's enduring quality as an artist beyond the confines of the politics of apartheid.
Author: Nadine Gordimer Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1408832976 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 338
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Mehring is rich. He has all the privileges and possessions that South Africa has to offer, but his possessions refuse to remain objects. His wife, son and mistress leave him; his foreman and workers become increasingly indifferent to his stewardship; even the land rises up, as drought, then flood, destroy his farm. As the upheaval in Mehring's world increasingly resembles that in the country as a whole, it becomes clear that only a seismic shift in ideas and concrete action can avert annihilation.
Author: Nadine Gordimer Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1408832968 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 210
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For years, it has been what is called a 'deteriorating situation'. Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family - liberal whites - are rescued from the terror by their servant, July, who leads them to refuge in his native village. What happens to the Smaleses and to July - the shifts in character and relationships - gives us an unforgettable look into the terrifying, tacit understandings and misunderstandings between blacks and whites.
Author: Kristjana Gunnars Publisher: Rodopi ISBN: 9789042016835 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 224
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Mavis Gallant has been a leading literary figure in Canada since her first short story, published in 1951, and has grown to be considered internationally as a modern master of the genre. Her writing is nuanced, sensitive, gifted, deep and concise. She leaves everything open for the hidden potential that can always be discovered. Times change; society, history, politics may develop out of recognition. Cultures metamorphose. Literary landscapes and theories are renewed. But the classics of our time stay where they are, pillars of that which is solidly about us. Mavis Gallant's work is of that calibre: her writing will remain interesting and relevant no matter what else happens. This book is an exploration of what Gallant's readers are thinking now: where they place her in the panorama of literature and what meaning she has for them now. Scholars continue to probe into the stories, their characters, the capsules of history they present, and continue to find them challenging. As with Shakespeare, no amount of scrutiny will yield the final answer. That is how complex Gallant's writing is. Especially now, when the positioning of her characters is a more prominent condition in general, we need to review Gallant's artistic insights. As Francine Prose says in Harper's Magazine: Gallant's cast of characters are a "motley assortment of refugees, fugitives, and travelers" and "displaced persons scrambling on the margins of a society they will never belong to." This is the modern condition. As with other great writers, Gallant shows herself to be prophetic in cutting down to the roots of the sensibility of our era. We are reading her work, and we are thinking about it and talking about it. This book is part of that large conversation. Contributors are: Neil Besner, Di Brandt, Nicole Côté, John Lent, Gerald Lynch, Maria Noëlle Ng, Peter Stevens, Simone Vauthier, Per Winther.
Author: Mateti Prabhakar Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1527532887 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 227
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The book explores the complex problem of apartheid, racial segregation in South African society and the struggle against the “colour bar” represented in the fictional world of Nadine Gordimer, the Nobel Laureate of the South African Letters. It shows how Gordimer, a crusader for the human rights of black people, has launched a lifetime battle against the apartheid regime’s unjust and heartless censorship of creative writing and freedom of speech in South Africa by virtue of fictionalizing her human rights activism, thereby teaching humanity. It demonstrates how black people are denied their basic human rights from the cradle to the grave by the white chauvinistic apartheid regime. This volume is a space for scholars, writers and activists to debate issues related to race, class and human rights.
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning ISBN: 1410354644 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 32
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A Study Guide for Nadine Gordimer's "Once Upon a Time," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
Author: Nadine Gordimer Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1408832631 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 273
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In this collection of sixteen stories, Gordimer brings unforgettable characters from every corner of society to life: a child refugee fleeing civil war in Mozambique; a black activist's deserted wife longing for better times; a rich safari party indulging themselves while lionesses circle their lodge. Jump is a vivid, disturbing and rewarding portrait of life in South Africa under apartheid.
Author: Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd ISBN: 9781932705379 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 468
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Consists of 650 annotated entries covering Mazrui's books, dissertations, edited works about him, major essays in books, academic journals and conference papers. This work contains essays, including pamphlets, magazine and newspaper articles, and audio-visual recordings.
Author: Nadine Gordimer Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 0747557950 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 282
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Longlisted for the 2002 Booker Prize: the compelling story of a relationship between a young white South African woman and a young Arab man
Author: Barbara Temple-Thurston
Author: Barbara Temple-Thurston
Author: Nadine Gordimer
Author: Nadine Gordimer
Author: William Minter
Author: Kristjana Gunnars
Author: Mateti Prabhakar
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Author: Nadine Gordimer
Author: Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui
Author: Nadine Gordimer