Nadine Gordimer: Weaving together fiction, women and politics

Renowned French scholar Denise Brahimi critiqued the works of Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer in her book, Nadine Gordimer: La femme, la politique, le roman. This translation, by Vanessa Everson and Cara Shapiro, brings to an English readership a new perspective and a greater understanding of Gordimer’s writing. With its nuanced philosophical interpretation, it traces Gordimer’s literary evolution from her earliest fictional output to her later works, positioning the analysis against the political backdrop of the struggle against apartheid, the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994, and the emergence of the new regime. Readers with an interest in issues of distorted power relationships based on notions of ‘Otherness’ will find its insights compelling and informative.