Paul Bannerman crede di avere l'assoluto controllo sulla propria vita. La suaesistenza cambia radicalmente quando gli viene diagnosticato un cancro allatiroide... Un romanzo denso, rapido, emozionante, in cui sono toccati tutti itemi piu cari alla Gordimer: le relazioni famigliari, quelle tra bianchi eneri nel Sudafrica, la poverta, l'Aids, il rapporto tra progresso economico esalvaguardia della natura.
Nadine Gordimer's life reflects the true spirit of the writer as moral activist, political visionary and literary icon. This title collects together some of her non-fiction, spanning more than half a century, from the twilight of colonial rule in South Africa, to the long, brutal fight to overthrow South Africa's apartheid regime. Nadine Gordimer's life reflects the true spirit of the writer as moral activist, political visionary and literary icon. "Telling Times" collects together all her non-fiction for the first time, spanning more than half a century, from the twilight of colonial rule in South Africa, to the long, brutal fight to overthrow South Africa's apartheid regime and to her leadership role over the last 20 years in confronting the dangers of AIDS, globalisation, and ethnic violence. The range of this book is staggering, from Gordimer's first piece in "The New Yorker" in 1954, in which she autobiographically traces her emergence as a brilliant, young writer in a racist country, to her pioneering role in recognising the greatest African and European writers of her generation, to her truly, courageous stance in supporting Nelson Mandela and other members of the ANC during their years of imprisonment. Given that Gordimer will never write an autobiography, "Telling Times" is an important document of twentieth-century social and political history, told through the voice of one of its greatest literary figures.
>Rosa era apenas una niña cuando su padre Lionel Burguer, fue condenado a cadena perpetua por promover la revolución en Sudáfrica. Esta no era la primera vez que lo encerraban, pero sí sería la úl
Esta selección de relatos realizada por la propia autora, personalidad activa en la lucha antiapartheid, es reflejo vivo de la evolución de las actitudes sociales en África.
South Africa is in flames. The battle against white oppression is raging. This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author. South Africa is in flames. The battle against white oppression is raging. Forced to flee their comfortable middle-class home, Maureen and Bam and their children seek refuge in the village of their black manservant, July.
La escritora Sudafricana Nadine Gordimer, ganadora del Premio Nobel de Literatura en el año 1991, se dio a la tarea de editar y compilar cuentos de algunas de las plumas más notables del mundo hoy en dia para recaudar fondos en beneficio de la Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) que desde hace algunos años combate el SIDA y V.I.H. en Africa.Muy rara vez han aparecido jamas en el indice de una misma antologia autores de tal diversidad y distincion a nivel mundial. Sus historias abarcan el amplio espectro de emociones y situaciones de nuestro universo humano: tragedia, comedia, fantasia, satira, dramas del amor sexual y de la guerra, en los distintos continentes y las distintas culturas. El lector aprendera acerca de los otros y de si mismo gracias a ese tipo de revelacion que solo el ancestral arte de contar historias puede ofrecer hoy y siempre. Las veintiun historias contenidas aqui estan escritas con diferentes voces, estilos intensamente individuales que reflejan las maravillosas posibilidades del uso de la palabra en la pluma de escritores vivos, entre los cuales se cuentan cinco ganadores del Premio Nobel de Literatura.
