Mehring, a rich, powerful and vital industrialist, has all the privileges and possessions that South Africa has to offer. But his possessions refuse to remain objects: his wife, son, and mistress
leave him; his foreman and workers become increasingly indifferent to his stewardship; and even the land rises up, as drought, then flood, destroy his farm.
Nadine Gordimer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature, paints a fascinating portrait of a man both reckless and calculating, a "conservationist" left only with the possibility of
self-preservation, in this subtle and detailed study of the forces and relationships that seethed in South Africa.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“This is a novel of enormous power.” —New Statesman
“Gordimer has written what must be considered her masterpiece. The beauty and largeness of this land she loves is drawn with a breadth and scope that is breathtaking.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“[Wanda McCaddon] assumes different accents with complete authority. The listener is literally transported to the South African veldt.”
—Library Journal
“[Wanda McCaddon] skillfully adapt[s] her mild British accent to the dialects of the various social classes…This presentation certainly seems true to Gordimer’s vision.”
—AudioFile
Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014) was born in South Africa. She received numerous international prizes for her writing, including the Modern Language Association Award, the Bennett Award, and
the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991. She was given honorary degrees by Yale, Harvard, and other universities and was honored by the French government with the decoration Commandeur de l’Ordre des
Arts et des Lettres.
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CD
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Category:
Fiction
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
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7
CDs:
7
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1
Runtime:
8.30
ISBN:
9781441777096
ISBN:
9781441777089
ISBN:
9781441777102
Audience:
Adult
Language:
English
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