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Nadine Gordimer (20 November 1923 – 13 July 2014) was a South African writer, political activist and recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was known as a woman "who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity".[1] She was of Jewish descent.
Nadine Gordimer | |
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Gordimer at the Göteborg Book Fair, 2010 | |
| Born | 20 November 1923 Springs, Transvaal, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 13 July 2014 (aged 90) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | South African |
| Period | Apartheid-era South Africa |
| Genre | Novels, plays |
| Notable works | The Conservationist, Burger's Daughter, July's People |
| Notable awards | Booker Prize 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature 1991 |
| Spouse | Gerald Gavron (1949–?; divorced; 1 child) Reinhold Cassirer (1954–2001; his death; 1 child) |
Gordimer's writing helped abolishing apartheid in South Africa.[2] She was active in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress during the days when the organization was banned. Later on she was also active in HIV/AIDS causes.
Gordimer was one of 20 Nobel Laureates[3] who signed the "Stockholm memorandum" at the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability in Stockholm, Sweden on 18 May 2011.[4] Gordimer was born near Springs, a small town outside of Johannesburg on 20 November 1923.[5]
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