Quote by: Nadine Gordimer

What is the purpose of writing? For me personally, it is really to explain the mystery of life, and the mystery of life includes, of course, the personal, the political, the forces that make us what we are while there's another force from inside battling to make us something else.


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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