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November 20, 1923 | | Place of Birth: |
Springs, South Africa | | Nationality: |
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 Biography of Nadine Gordimer
889 words, approx. 3 pages
 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 liberal South African whites opposed to apartheid, her later... summary from source:
 Biography of Nadine Gordimer
13150 words, approx. 43.8 pages
 A Nobel Prize winner, an outspoken critic of apartheid, a frequently controversial public figure in her native South Africa, and one of the leading novelists of her age, Nadine Gordimer has been writing since her teens. Her first short story, written for... summary from source:
 Biography of Nadine Gordimer
2136 words, approx. 7.1 pages
"Nadine Gordimer has become, in the whole solid body of her work, the literary voice and conscience of her society," declared Maxwell Geismar in Saturday Review. In numerous novels, short stories, and essays, she has written of her South African homeland...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 The Conservationist Information
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The Conservationist is a 1974 novel by 1991 Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer. The book was a joint winner of the Man Booker Prize for...
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 The Boston Globe A Conservationist To The Quick
04/29/1990: 1,014 words, approx. 3 pages Gregoire Turgeon is a writer, teacher and coauthor of a college writing textbook. He resides in Westford. I bring you Earth Day greetings! I'm one week late, but I did thoroughly enjoy last Sunday's Earth Day festivities and cleanups, including the annual uprooting... summary from source:
The Record (Bergen County, NJ) A Conservationist At Work
10/08/1996: 1,396 words, approx. 5 pages TINA TRASTER, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-08-1996 A CONSERVATIONIST AT WORK -- RIVER WATCH TRYING TO SAVE THE MEADOWLANDS By TINA TRASTER, Staff Writer Date: 10-08-1996, Tuesday Section: NEWS Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star,... summary from source:
 AP News Gordimer gets French Legion of Honor
4/2/2007: 438 words, approx. 2 pagesNobel laureate for literature Nadine Gordimer, noted for her work about the inhumanity of apartheid, has become one of just a few South Africans to receive France's highest award, the Legion of Honor.Gordimer was awarded the decorative medal on at a ceremony over the weekend... summary from source:
AP News Whaler, protest ships collide in Antarctic
2/12/2007: 408 words, approx. 1 pagesAn anti-whaling group's boat and a Japanese whale-spotting vessel collided in Antarctic waters Monday during violent clashes over a pod of whales, conservationists and Japanese officials said.The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said a 3-foot gash was torn into the hull of its ship, the Robert...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Bruce King
619 words, approx. 2 pages
Gordimer has been developing into a major novelist, and The Conservationist is one of the best novels of recent years. While it lacks the flashiness and topicality that have made some commonwealth novels fashionable, its perfection and depth are bound to bring it recognition as one of the most accomplished works of our time. Thickly textured poetic prose, in which narration, memories, fantasy, and dialogue perform an elaborate dance, evokes a sense of character and place comparable to that found in nineteen...
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