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Burger's Daughter
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"A riveting history of South Africa and a penetrating portrait of a courageous woman." -- The New Yorker
A must read fiction of South Africa from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
This is the moving story of the unforgettable Rosa Burger, a young woman from South Africa cast in the mold of a revolutionary tradition. Rosa tries to uphold her heritage handed on by martyred parents while still carving out a sense of self. Although it is wholly of today, Burger's Daughter can be compared to those 19th century Russian classics that make a certain time and place come alive, and yet stand as universal celebrations of the human spirit. Nadine Gordimer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature, was born and lives in South Africa.
A must read fiction of South Africa from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
This is the moving story of the unforgettable Rosa Burger, a young woman from South Africa cast in the mold of a revolutionary tradition. Rosa tries to uphold her heritage handed on by martyred parents while still carving out a sense of self. Although it is wholly of today, Burger's Daughter can be compared to those 19th century Russian classics that make a certain time and place come alive, and yet stand as universal celebrations of the human spirit. Nadine Gordimer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature, was born and lives in South Africa.
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M Majumder
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Meg :)
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“I read this for my Modern & Contemporary World Literature course in the Spring of ‘24.
I’ve never had a book fight against me like this. Convoluted, slow, and difficult to connect with.”
Heidi C
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“Together with the writing feeling tedious at times (I know Nadine Gordimer won a Noble Prize) the general story was a mediocre one. I do think that much of the story’s wordiness could have been eliminated. I am South African so I am going to say that the audiobook narration was below par in the voice of Nadia May. I am sure they could have found a South African to narrate. Words were mispronounced and the accents were awful, almost embarrassing. I finished the book, but it was a chore.”
Cecilia E
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finn
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“4/5
Privilege, Gender, Politics
“Experienced people don’t waste the precious time of visits; everything to be said by both is thought out and fitted into the allotted period in advance.”
Pros:
--Tackles the South American apartheid period head-on
--beautifully forceful exposition, impressionistic style writing
Cons:
-- Monologues are stylistically challenging including complex discussions in an indirect way.
-- lucid passages lacks coherence dotting the landscape contributing to long periods of confusion”
About Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014) Born in Springs, South Africa, she was the author of fourteen novels, including A Guest of Honour, The Conservationist, Burger’s Daughter, July’s People, A Sport of Nature, My Son’s Story and None to Accompany Me. Her short fictio was published in eleven collections including Jump, and Why Haven’t You Written: Selected Stories 1950-1972. Her nonfiction includes The Essential Gesture; On the Mines; The Black Interpreters. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, recognized as a writer "who through her magnificent epic writing has ... been of very great benefit to humanity".
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