Writer, born in Springs, E South Africa. She has lived in Johannesburg since 1948, and taught in the USA during the early 1970s. In novels such as A Guest of Honour (1971, James Tait Black), The Conservationist (1974, Booker), Burger's Daughter (1979), and A Sport of Nature (1987), she adopts a liberal approach to problems of race and repression, both in her native country and in other African states. Later books include My Son's Story (1990), None to Accompany Me (1994), The House Gun (1998), The Pickup (2001), and Get a Life (2005). A collection of short stories, Loot, appeared in 2003. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991.
Nadine Gordimer|
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| Born: |
November 23, 1923 (age 82) Springs, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Occupation(s): | Playwright, Novelist |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Debut work(s): |
The Lying Day (Novel) Face to Face (Short story) The First Circle (Play) The Essential Gesture (Non-fiction) |
Nadine Gordimer (born 20 November 1923) is a South African novelist and writer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in literature and 1974 Booker Prize.
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