Nadine Gordimer
20 November 1923 – 13 July 2014
Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer and political activist whose novels and short stories examined the moral and psychological effects of apartheid. Her major works include The Conservationist, Burger's Daughter, and July's People. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991.
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Life events
She was born in the mining town of Springs, near Johannesburg, in the Transvaal.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer first published story appeared in a South African magazine when she was a teenager.
She attended the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer debut novel drew on her upbringing in a small South African mining town.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThis novel won the Booker Prize, shared that year with Stanley Middleton.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe novel about anti-apartheid activists was banned in South Africa.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe received the Nobel Prize for her magnificent epic writing on South Africa.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgNadine Gordimer died at her home in Johannesburg at the age of 90.
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