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$37.24
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2006
Summary
The Price of Privilege: A South African Requiem
Mehring is a man of wealth, draped in the privileges that South Africa bestows. Yet, his possessions prove to be as fleeting as smoke. His wife, son, and mistress slip through his fingers. The loyalty of his foreman and the diligence of his workers erode, replaced by an unsettling indifference. Even the land itself revolts, plagued by drought and then drowned by floods, decimating his farm.
As the turmoil in Mehring’s personal …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780747578246 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0747578249 |
| Author: | Nadine Gordimer |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2006 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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‘This is a novel of enormous power’
‘This is a novel of enormous power’ New Statesman ‘Gordimer is a great writer … It is Turgenev that she most brings to mind’ New York Review of Books ‘Nadine Gordimer writes of blacks and whites, but her steady, unblinking eye sees something grey there. You could call it human nature, and you would be right’ Daily Telegraph ‘Gordimer has undoubtedly become one of the World’s Great Writers … her rootedness in a political time, place and faith has never dimmed her complex gifts as an artist’ Independent
About The Author
Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer’s many novels include The Lying Days, Burger’s Daughter, My Son’s Story, None To Accompany Me, A World Of Strangers and The House Gun. Her collections of short stories include Something Out There, Jump and Loot. In 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. She lives in South Africa.
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