Nadine Gordimer (20 November 1923 – 13 July 2014) was a South African writer, political activist and recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was recognized as a woman "who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity".[1]
Gordimer's writing dealt with moral and racial issues, particularly apartheid in South Africa. Under that regime, works such as Burger's Daughter and July's People were banned. She was active in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress during the days when the organization 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.
Honours and awards
- W. H. Smith Commonwealth Literary Award for Friday's Footprint (1961)
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize for A Guest of Honour (1972)
- Booker Prize for The Conservationist (1974)
- Central News Agency Literary Award for The Conservationist (1974)
- Grand Aigle d'Or (France) (1975)
- Orange Prize shortlist; she declined
- Central News Agency Literary Award for Burger's Daughter (1979)
- Central News Agency Literary Award for July's People (1981)
- Scottish Arts Council Neil M. Gunn Fellowship (1981)
- Modern Language Association Honorary Fellow (1984)[43]
- Rome Prize (1984)[44][45]
- Premio Malaparte (Italy) (1985)
- Nelly Sachs Prize (Germany) (1985)
- Bennett Award (United States) (1987)
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for A Sport of Nature (1988)
- Inducted as an honorary member into Phi Beta Kappa (1988)[46]
- Central News Agency Literary Award for My Son's Story (1990)
- Nobel Prize for Literature (1991)
- International Botev Prize Laureate (1996)
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the Best Book from Africa for The Pickup (2002)
- Booker Prize longlist for The Pickup (2001)
- Officier of the Legion of Honour (2007)[47]
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Honorary Member
- American Academy of Arts and Letters, Honorary Member
- Royal Society of Literature, Fellow
- Congress of South African Writers, Patron
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Commander
- 15 honorary degrees
- Senior Fellow, Massey College of the University of Toronto
- Order of the Aztec Eagle
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