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Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer renowned for her profound social commentary and literary achievements. Her works often delve into issues of apartheid, class differences, and gender, winning numerous literary awards, including the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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“When I was a child, we seemed to be living in a world remote from the rest of the world. But television has made a great difference to all of us.”

World Children Made Differences Television

Author:Nadine Gordimer

“When I was a child, we seemed to be living in a world remote from the rest of the world. But television has made a great difference to all of us. If something happens where I live, you see it tomorrow or perhaps even at the same time it is happening there. It's not "one world" in the sense that conflicts are resolved in the world. But we are more one world in that we know what is going on and are psychologically influenced by what goes on around us.”

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Author:Nadine Gordimer

“Rebirth. I mean by this simply what happens when the child begins to realise the fact that the black does not enter through the white’s front door is not in the same category as the fact that the dead will never come back.”

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Book:Telling Times: Writing and Living, 1950-2008

Source: Telling Times: Writing and Living, 1950-2008

“A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.”

Children Hate Fear Hurt

Book:Jump and Other Stories

Source: Jump and Other Stories

About the Author

Born: November 20, 1923
Died: July 13, 2014
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 119

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