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Nadine Gordimer (1923 - )

Winner of the Noble Prize for literature in 1991, and author of many novels and short stories focusing on the troubles of South Africa.

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Criticism about Nadine Gordimer

Ethics and Aesthetics in Nadine Gordimer's Fiction

http://www.uct.ac.za/projects/poetry/reviews/gordimer.htm

This essay on Gordimer makes reference to several of her works, including The Lying Days, The Conservationist, Burger's Daughter, July's People, and My Son's Story.

Contains: Criticism, Commentary

Author: Anette Horn

From: Isibongo, http://www.uct.ac.za/projects/poetry/isibongo/isibongo.htm Vol 1 Issue 1

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Nadine Gordimer

http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/sa/gordimer/gordimerov...

This overview site on the author and her works is still under construction, but does contain a few essays. It is another project of George Landow's classes at Brown University.

Contains: Criticism, Commentary, Extensive Bio, Works List

From: Postimperial and Postcolonial Literature in English

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Biographical sites about Nadine Gordimer

Nadine Gordimer

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1991/gordimer-bio.html

A short biography and useful bibliography of the author and her works, at the Nobel Foundation's page.

Contains: Sketch, Bibliography

From: The Nobel Foundation

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Nadine Gordimer (1923-)

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/gordimer.htm

A biography of the author and selected bibliography of her works, as well as suggestions for further reading.

Contains: Extensive Bio, Bibliography, Works List

Author: Kuusankoski Public Library, Finland

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Nadine Gordimer: A Brief Biography

http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/sa/gordimer/gordimerbio.html

A short biography of the author .

Contains: Extensive Bio

From: Postimperial and Postcolonial Literature in English

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Other sites about Nadine Gordimer

Nadine Gordimer: Selected Stories

http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~brians/anglophone/gordimer.html

A short biography and brief study guides for several of Gordimer's works.

Contains: Sketch, Commentary

Author: Paul Brians

From: Course Materials, Including Study Guides to Various Works http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~brians/guides_index.html

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Nadine Gordimer: Works List

http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/sa/gordimer/gordimerwks.html

A list of novels and short stories by the author, with their publication dates.

Contains: Works List

Author: W. Glasgow Phillips

From: Postimperial and Postcolonial Literature in English

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The Salon Interview: Nadine Gordimer

http://www.salon.com/books/int/1998/03/cov_si_09int.html

An interview with Nadine Gordimer, in which "the conscience of South Africa talks about her country'snew racial order."

Contains: Interview

Author: Dwight Garner

From: Salon Magazine

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Writing and Being

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1991/gordimer-lecture.html

The text of Gordimer's Nobel lecture.

From: The Nobel Foundation http://www.nobel.se/

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