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The novel included mixed reviews, drawing criticism for its pedantic explanation of Gordimer's worldview. [1] The novel was banned in South Africa for 12 years. [2] The novel's main plot focuses on depicting the divisions and boundaries that Apartheid and international capitalism created within South African society. [3]
No Time Like the Present is a 2012 novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer. It was Gordimer's last published novel during her lifetime. The novel deals with a variety of issues in contemporary South Africa, including unemployment, HIV-AIDS, and corruption. [1]
Gordimer was born to Jewish parents near Springs, an East Rand mining town outside Johannesburg.She was the second daughter of Isidore Gordimer (1887–1962), a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant watchmaker from Žagarė in Lithuania (then part of the Russian Empire), [2] [3] and Hannah "Nan" (née Myers) Gordimer (1897–1973), a British Jewish immigrant from London.
In the book's titular essay, Gordimer documents the publication history and fate of Burger's Daughter, and investigates the implications of the banning and unbanning of works in South Africa. [4] The official communiqué by the Director of Publications, Richard Smith stating his reason for banning the book a month after publication is ...
July's People is a 1981 novel by the South African writer Nadine Gordimer. It is set in a near-future version of South Africa where apartheid is ended through a civil war. [1] Unlike Gordimer's earlier work, the novel was ignored by the apartheid government's censor, though the book's South African publisher was later raided by the Security ...
None to Accompany Me is a 1994 novel by South African Nobel Winner Nadine Gordimer. The novel follows the motifs and plot framework of a Bildungsroman, exploring the development of the main character, Vera Stark. [1] The novel is set during the early 1990s in South Africa after the release of Nelson Mandela. [2]
Occasion for Loving is a 1963 novel by South African author Nadine Gordimer. [1] It was her third published novel and sixth published book. [2]The novel focuses on a forbidden romantic relationship during apartheid between a woman in the wealthy white elite in South Africa and an African artist. [2]
The Late Bourgeois World is a 1966 novella by Nadine Gordimer. The novel follows an egocentric White South African woman, as she negotiates a failing marriage, "half-hearted' love affairs and political intrigue. [1] The novel was banned by the Censorship board in South Africa. [2]