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The Pickup
Julie Summers' car breaks down in a sleazy street. A young Arab garage mechanic comes to her aid. Out of this meeting develops a story of relentless emotions as the young man is …
July's People
For years, it has been what is called a 'deteriorating situation'. Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family - liberal whites - are …
The Conservationist
Mehring is rich. He has all the privileges and possessions that South Africa has to offer, but his possessions refuse to remain objects. His wife, son and mistress leave him; his …
The House Gun
Harold, a respected director of an insurance company, and his doctor wife, Claudia, are faced with something they believed could never happen to them: their son has committed …
Burger's Daughter
In this work, Nadine Gordimer unfolds the story of a young woman's slowly evolving identity in the turbulent political environment of present-day South Africa. Her father's death …
No Time Like the Present
Nadine Gordimer is one of our most telling contemporary writers. With each new work, she attacks - with a clear-eyed lack of sentimentality, and an understanding of the darkest …
Telling Times
Nadine Gordimer's life reflects the true spirit of the writer as moral activist, political visionary and literary icon. Telling Times collects together all her non-fiction for the …
Telling Tales
Along with making music, the art of storytelling is the oldest form of enchantment as entertainment. The twenty-one stories in this anthology are written in different 'voices' - …
The Lying Days
Helen Shaw is the daughter of white middle-class parents in a gold-mining town in South Africa. As Helen comes of age, her awareness of the African life around her grows. Her …
Jump and Other Stories
In this collection of sixteen stories, Gordimer brings unforgettable characters from every corner of society to life: a child refugee fleeing civil war in Mozambique; a black …
Living in Hope and History
Gordimer describes this collection of her non-fiction pieces as "a reflection of how I've looked at this century I've lived in". The essays and articles encompass wide-ranging and …