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Nadine Gordimer


Born
in Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
November 20, 1923

Died
July 13, 2014

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Influences


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

Gordimer's writing dealt with moral and racial issues, particularly apartheid in South Africa. Under that regime, works such as Burger's Daughter and July's People were banned. She was active in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress during the days when the organization was banned. She was also active in HIV/AIDS causes.
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“The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.”
Nadine Gordimer

“I have failed at many things, but I have never been afraid.”
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“I'm a candle flame that sways in currents of air you can't see. You need to be the one who steadies me to burn.”
Nadine Gordimer, The House Gun

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