Nadine+Gordimer

=Nadine Gordimer= Born November 20,1923, South African writer Nadine Gordimer was raised in a mining town outside of Johannesburg. Her mother did not enroll her in school for reasons of her own. Often home and isolated, Nadine developed her love for writing. In 1937, at the age of fifteen, Gordimer published her first stories. These works included, "The Quest for Seen Gold" and "Come Again Tomorrow," both children stories. By 1951, Gordimer's "A Watcher of the Dead" was published in the //New Yorker.// In 1953, Nadine published her first novel, //The Lying Days.// After the arrest of her best friend, Bettie du Toit, Nadine became interested in the Apartheid movement. Active in South African politics, Nadine later befriended Nelson Mandela. Gordimer joined African National Congress (ANC), a illegal organization. She viewed the ANC as the only hope to save black Africans from poor treatment. Over the years, Gordimer traveled to speak out about the Apartheid, discrimination, and political repression. Gordimer also refused to let her work be aired by the South African Broadcasting Corporation because it was controlled by the apartheid government. In the 1990s, Gordimer starting focusing her concerns on HIV/ AID problems in South Africa.

Gordimer has written dozens of novels and hundreds of short stories. Due to her remarkable work, she has won several literary awards, such as the Noble Prize. Nadine Gordimer's work greatly impacted South African in numerous ways. Her work exposed the horrors of the Apartheid to people all over the world.