Nadine Gordimer, the 84-year-old South African Nobel laureate who has written more than 30 books.
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Anita Diamant
Art and politics, and a voice of reason
Nadine Gordimer, the 84-year-old South African Nobel laureate who has written more than 30 books.
(TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images)
FIRST, I was flattered at the invitation to attend the first International Jerusalem Writers Festival; the opportunity to visit Israel again was itself a great gift. But learning that Nadine Gordimer, one of my heroes, would also be there made it feel like an honor. The 84-year-old South African Nobel laureate has written more than 30 beautiful, complicated books, several ... (Full article: 722 words)
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