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.
I read this for my Feminist Fictions class. My teacher provided a PDF copy of the story. I did not entirely understand this work and we did not get to spend much of class time discussing it.
Absolutely beautiful and has a great meaning behind it it might be harder to understand, first read was difficult and I couldn’t understand why people would read this. But now I’m in love!