Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer (1923 – 2014) — South Africa, writing in English. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991.
“who through her magnificent epic writing has—in the words of Alfred Nobel—been of very great benefit to humanity” — The Nobel Committee citation
About Nadine Gordimer
South African writer who treated apartheid not as political background but as a system entering families, love affairs, homes and everyday speech. Her exact short fiction and complex political novels expose the blind spots within both privilege and idealism.