My Son's Story

Name: My Son's Story
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SKU: 9780747562757
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By Nadine Gordimer

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Summary

My Son's Story by Nadine Gordimer delves into the complexities of apartheid-era South Africa through the lens of a family caught in the struggle for freedom. The narrative centres on a schoolteacher who becomes entrenched in the anti-apartheid movement, causing friction and transformation in his family dynamics. The book explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and identity against a backdrop of political and social upheaval.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring complex family dynamics and the intersection of personal and political conflicts. Nadine Gordimer crafts a compelling narrative about betrayal, identity, and the struggle for freedom in apartheid-era South Africa. You'll be captivated by its deep character exploration and the emotional intricacies of living in a divided society.

My Son's Story

From South Africa's most pre-eminent writer comes a tense and intimate family drama about how we come to love.

Published with her collection of short stories, JUMP, MY SON'S STORY accompanies THE LYING DAYS, A GUEST OF HONOUR, A WORLD OF STRANGERS and the paperback of her latest novel THE PICKUP, as part of an on-going promotion of Nadine Gordimer by Bloomsbury.Nadine Gordimer is winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Booker Prize.

Description

A schoolboy playing truant bumps into his revered father coming out of the cinema with a woman. An ordinary mishap; but the father is no ordinary man, and the family, threatened by the affair, is no ordinary family.

This is a passionate story; love between a man and two women, between father and son, and something even more demanding - a love of freedom. It is a highly intimate drama of personal conflict and public struggle in the evolutionary events that, at great cost to people like these, have brought about change in South Africa.

My Son's Story by Nadine Gordimer encapsulates these complexities with profound insight.

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My Son's Story by Nadine Gordimer is praised as a powerful and bleak novel that resonates with strength, personality, intelligence, and commitment. It addresses compelling issues, highlighting the author's prowess in crafting a narrative with deep emotional and intellectual impact.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780747562757

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 November 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Edition: New edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 231g

Pages: 288

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Nadine Gordimer

About the Author

Nadine Gordimer's many novels include THE LYING DAYS, THE CONSERVATIONIST, joint winner of the Booker Prize, BURGER'S DAUGHTER, JULY'S PEOPLE, MY SON'S STORY, NONE TO ACCOMPANY ME, A GUEST OF HONOUR and THE HOUSE GUN. Her collections of short stories include SOMETHING OUT THERE and JUMP. In 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. She lives in South Africa.