{"product_id":"burgers-daughter-nadine-gordimer-paperback","title":"Burger's Daughter -- Nadine Gordimer, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting history of South Africa and a penetrating portrait of a courageous woman.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- The New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA must read fiction of South Africa from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the moving story of the unforgettable Rosa Burger, a young woman from South Africa cast in the mold of a revolutionary tradition. Rosa tries to uphold her heritage handed on by martyred parents while still carving out a sense of self. Although it is wholly of today, \u003ci\u003eBurger's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e can be compared to those 19th century Russian classics that make a certain time and place come alive, and yet stand as universal celebrations of the human spirit. Nadine Gordimer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature, was born and lives in South Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nadine Gordimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.16w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140055931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e76241 \/ Burger's Daughter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNadine Gordimer \u003c\/b\u003e (1923-2014) Born in Springs, South Africa, she was the author of fourteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Guest of Honour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Conservationist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBurger's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJuly's People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Sport of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Son's Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNone to Accompany Me\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short fictio was published in eleven collections including \u003ci\u003eJump\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhy Haven't You Written: Selected Stories 1950-1972\u003c\/i\u003e. Her nonfiction includes \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Gesture\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOn the Mines\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Black Interpreters\u003c\/i\u003e. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, recognized as a writer \"who through her magnificent epic writing has ... been of very great benefit to humanity\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nadine Gordimer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46249270247652,"sku":"9780140055931","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780140055931.jpg?v=1745159258","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/burgers-daughter-nadine-gordimer-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}