Quote by: Nadine Gordimer

The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that he is answerable.


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Author Bio


  • NameNadine Gordimer
  • DescriptionSouth african writer
  • BornNovember 20, 1923
  • DiedJuly 13, 2014
  • CountrySouth Africa
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer; Novelist
  • WorksThe Conservationist; Burger's Daughter; July's People; A Sport Of Nature; The Pickup; Get A Life
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Officer Of The Legion Of Honour; Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres?; WH Smith Literary Award; James Tait Black Memorial Prize; Man Booker Prize; Central News Agency Literary Award; Nelly Sachs Prize; Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards; Rome Prize