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- W566287368 abstract "In 1991, Nadine Gordimer was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Infused with the intensity of political conscience and commitment, her writings are invaluable illuminations of life in South Africa, during the latter half of the 20th century. But they are also works of art, and they illustrate that art and commitment need not be antithetical. This study approaches Gordimer from an analysis of the major thematic motifs and concerns that have characterised her writings throughout her career. Andrew Vogel Ettin draws on all of her writings to date - 10 novels, over 200 short stories, more than 50 essays, and a number of interviews. Beginning with the concept that consciousness of one's social identity is an inescapable fact for anyone living in South Africa, Ettin then explores issues of betrayal, the politics of the family, the concept of home and homeland, and problems of ethnicity and feminism. He examines the connection between the personal and the political, showing that Gordimer has always seen the two as inseparable, and that her understanding of this relationship has developed profoundly during her career. Though the book is not biographical, it fully explores Gordimer's attitudes toward feminism and her connections with her Jewish background, thereby expanding our comprehension of her social context. Ettin includes an overview of her career and devotes each of six chapters to a major theme, tracing and analysing the themes as they recur in selected stories, novels, essays and interview reflections, and as they have emerged in relation to circumstances of her own life. The author sees Gordimer's work as a tool, not of propaganda, but of understanding, a means of sharpening our perceptions of one another's lives. The thoughtful and sympathetic readings offered here, as well as the clarity and accessibility of Ettin's style, should make this book a valuable addition to the relatively small body of criticism devoted to Gordimer." @default.
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- W566287368 title "Betrayals of the body politic: the literary commitments of Nadine Gordimer" @default.
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