Writing and Being
- ISBN-10
- 067496232X
- ISBN-13
- 9780674962323
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 145
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Nadine Gordimer
Description
In a collection of lectures, the Nobel Prize-winning South African author speaks about the relationship between her experiences, her country's history, and her fictional creations, and examines the work of novelists Naguib Mahfouz, Chinua Achebe, and Amos Oz. UP.
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- 2010-08-01
- 200 pages
- Ebook
- New World Library
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