Nadine Gordimer

Nadine Gordimer
Gordimer at the Gothenburg Book Fair, 2010
Born	(1923-11-20)20 November 1923 Springs, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Died	13 July 2014(2014-07-13) (aged 90) Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Period	Apartheid-era South Africa
Genre	Novels dramatic plays
Notable works	The Conservationist Burger's Daughter July's People
Notable awards	Booker Prize 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature 1991
Spouse	Gerald Gavron (1949–1952) Reinhold Cassirer (1954–2001)
Children	2

Nadine Gordimer (20 November 1923 – 13 July 2014) was a South African writer and political activist. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, recognised as a writer "who through her magnificent epic writing has ... been of very great benefit to humanity".^[1]

Gordimer was one of the most honored female writers of her generation. She received the Booker Prize for The Conservationist, and the Central News Agency Literary Award for The Conservationist, Burger's Daughter and July's People.

Gordimer's writing dealt with moral and racial issues, particularly apartheid in South Africa. Under that regime, works such as Burger's Daughter were banned. She was active in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress during the days when the organisation was banned, and gave Nelson Mandela advice on his famous 1964 defence speech at the trial which led to his conviction for life. She was also active in HIV/AIDS causes.