Life Times Stories, 1952-2007

by Gordimer, Nadine

• ISBN13: 9780374270537
• ISBN10: 0374270538
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-09
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Summary

This collection demonstrates Gordimer's rich use of language and her unsparing vision of politics, sexuality, and race. This volume, which includes four new stories from the Nobel laureate, is a testament to the power, force, and ongoing relevance of Gordimer's vision.

Author Biography

Nadine Gordimer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, is the author of fourteen novels, nine volumes of stories, and three nonfiction collections. She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Table of Contents

"[A] sterling collection of short stories, 38 in all, by the South African novelist . . . A welcome collection by a master of English prose—lucid and precisely written, if often bringing news only of disappointment, fear and loss."—Kirkus Reviews

“Life Times indeed . . . This grand gathering . . . showcases Gordimer’s gift for concentrating the many forms of suffering humankind instigates and endures within calamitous and transforming moments. Her cutting stories dramatize with fluent specificity the evolution of liberation in South Africa. But they are also headline-fresh and timelessly universal as Gordimer, skeptical and compassionate, reveals how intimately entwined politics and private lives are, and how there is no such thing as apartness."—Donna Seaman, Booklist

"Gordimer's characters and situations are complex and multifaceted, and it is a testament to her literary skill that she can pack so much depth of meaning into each story. Highly recommended; these powerful and serious stories span the career to date of a critically acclaimed, prize-winning author."—Sarah Conrad Weisman, Corning Community College, New York, Library Journal