July's People Summary
Nadine Gordimer

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July's People Summary

July is the male servant of the Smales family—Bam, Maureen, Royce, Victor and Gina. The white family has escaped the fighting in their village in the Smales’ bakkie under July’s direction. When fighting overtakes the Smale’s hometown, they abandon their comfortable suburban life and find a savior in their servant, July, who offers them a way to safety. After a three-day journey, they arrive in July’s village...

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Nadine Gordimer (born 1923) was the Nobel Prize-winning author of short stories and novels reflecting the disintegration of South African society. While her early works were in the tradition of libera... Read more

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July's People

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In July's People by Nadine Gordimer the Smales family is forced to hide away in the bush land with their servant, a black man from the bushlands named July. The relationships between the main characte... Read more

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