Nadine Gordimer
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'Fresh Air' Remembers South African Writer Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer has written about the agonies of apartheid in her novels and short stories. She died Sunday at the age of 90. In 1989, she spoke with Terry Gross during a visit to the U.S.
Nadine Gordimer Wins the Nobel Prize.
South African Novelist Nadine Gordimer was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature today. We'll have an excerpt from Terry's interview with her in May 24, 1989.
Nadine Gordimer's Returns with a New Novel
The white South African writer's latest book is called My Son's Story, about a mixed-race family. She joins Fresh Air to talk about why she stays in in her home country, despite political unrest. A long-time anti-apartheid activist, she's recently become a member of the African National Congress.