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The Conservationist

by Nadine Gordimer

Nobel Prize · 1991 · Winner
Literary FictionISBN 9780140047165

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Nobel Prize in Literature1991Winner

About This Book

Who through her magnificent epic writing has - in the words of alfred nobel - been of very great benefit to humanity

About the Author

Nadine GordimerSouth African

Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014) was a South African writer and political activist renowned for her novels exploring moral and racial issues under apartheid. She achieved international acclaim with her Booker Prize-winning novel The Conservationist (1974) and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991 for her epic writing beneficial to humanity. Her works, including Burger's Daughter and July's People, were frequently banned by the apartheid regime.

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