Nadine Gordimer

4 summariesLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance

Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer and political activist. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, recognized as a writer "who through her magnificent epic writing has ... been of very great benefit to humanity".

Books by Nadine Gordimer

4 books available

July's People
Nadine Gordimer
3.5 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
When a white liberal family flees the collapse of apartheid cities to their Black servant's ancestral village, their roles reverse, revealing the unspoken power dynamics that bind them.
The Pickup
Nadine Gordimer
3.6 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
A rebellious white woman and an undocumented Arab mechanic begin a passionate, cross-continental love affair in post-apartheid South Africa, challenging their ideas of who they are, where they belong, and how far they will go to escape their pasts.
The Conservationist
Nadine Gordimer
3.4 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In Nadine Gordimer's "The Conservationist," a wealthy South African industrialist finds his privilege challenged as his relationships, his workers, and the land itself resist his control, leaving him isolated amid the ruins of his possessions and a changing world.
Burger's Daughter
Nadine Gordimer
3.5 (2k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In apartheid South Africa, Rosa Burger, daughter of revolutionary parents, struggles with their anti-apartheid legacy while trying to find her own way amid national unrest.