...from foreign intellectuals and Sinologists. On December 22nd dozens of them—including the Nobel prize-winning writers Nadine Gordimer, Wole Soyinka and Seamus Heaney—sent a joint letter to Hu Jintao, the Chinese president, calling for Mr Liu's immediate release....
...array of talent - Nobel-prize winning scientists like Sydney Brenner and Aaron Klug, a Nobel-prize winning novelist in Nadine Gordimer, actors and actresses like Anthony Sher and Janet Suzman (a relation of Helenâs), political figures like Helen Suzman...
...been summoned or tailed by police. Late last month, more than 150 writers and rights activists, including Salman Rushdie, Nadine Gordimer, and Wole Soyinka, sent an open letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao urging Liu's release. BEIJING (AP) - A...
...her 50-year career, Nadine Gordimer has maintained a fierce affinity to the short story, declaring it 'the form of the age'. Using a mode of oblique allegory, the Nobel Laureate broaches the largest of themes through small, elusive episodes. In the title...
...lesser-known, showcasing Chekhov’s humor and insight. Featuring critical essays and reminiscences by the likes of Nadine Gordimer, Susan Sontag, and Russell Banks. Hidden Letters annotated by Deborah Slier and Ian Shine (Star Bright Books, $35.00): A...
... The following is an edited open letter from Gaza lecturer Dr. Haider Eid to Nobel Prize-winning South African author Nadine Gordimer: Dear Ms. Gordimer, I am a Palestinian lecturer in Cultural Studies living in Gaza. I happen to also have South African...
...novel both possible and successful, but its likelihood is no more probable as a result of this well-conceived fiction. So Nadine Gordimer’s scenario, once accommodated, can be taken as a given, an imagined premise upon which the free-standing substance...
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Nadine Gordimer (born 20 November 1923) is a South African writer, political activist and Nobel Prize in literature laureate. Her writing has long dealt with moral and racial issues, particularly apartheid in South Africa. She was active in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress during the days when the organization was banned. She has recently been active in HIV/AIDS causes.
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