Lying Days

Nadine Gordimer's first novel, published in 1953, tells the story of Helen Shaw, daughter of whit...

Guest of Honour

James Bray, an English colonial administrator who was expelled from a central African nation for ...

July’s People

For years, it has been what is called a 'deteriorating situation'. Now all over South Africa the ...

Conservationist

Mehring is rich. He has all the privileges and possessions that South Africa has to offer, but hi...

Beethoven Was One-sixteenth Black

This rich story collection will be a reminder to Nadine Gordimer's countless admirers, and a tast...

Pickup

When Julie Summers' car breaks down in a sleazy street, a young Arab garage mechanic comes to her...

Living in Hope and History

Few writers have so consistently taken stock of the society in which they have lived. In a letter...

Jump and Other Stories

In this collection of sixteen stories, Gordimer brings unforgettable characters from every corner...

Loot

A startling new work from a Nobel prize-winning author: ten short stories, each a revelation of o...

July’s People

For years, it has been what is called a 'deteriorating situation'. Now all over South Africa the ...

The Pickup

World of Strangers

Toby Hood, a young Englishman, shuns the politics and the causes his liberal parents passionately...