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Burger’s Daughter

Burger’s Daughter

Author(s): Nadine Gordimer

Location(s): South Africa

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 2000s

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The unfolding story of a young woman’s slowly evolving identity in the turbulent political environment of present-day South Africa. Her father’s death in prison leaves Rosa Burger alone to explore the intricacies of what it actually means to be Burger’s daughter.

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Gordimer packs a lot into this novel; it’s not a page turner, but a book that you soak up slowly and deliberately. It is a solid, important book, worthy of a world-class writer and...

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