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The Later Fiction of Nadine Gordimer
The essays in this book examines such topics as the autobiographical basis of Nadine Gordimer's fiction, her relationship to feminism, the place of the white woman in black Africa, the ambiguity of revolutionary politics, her ambivalent relationship to Judaism, her use of irony, the symbolism of landscape, and the ways in which she has revised recurring topics throughout her career as a writer. There are essays on The Conservationist, Burger's Daughter, July's People, A Sport of Nature and My Son's Story and the later short fiction. The editor provides an introduction to the reasons why Gordimer's work has changed so radically.
249 pages, Hardcover
First published April 20, 1993
About the author
Bruce Alvin King
29 booksBruce King is a freelance editor and writer. He has held professorships or distinguished visiting professorships at Ahmadu Bello (Nigeria), Lagos, Stirling, Windsor (Canada), Canterbury (NZ), Ben Gurion (Israel), Angers (France) Paris III, Paris VII, and North Alabama.
Dr. King received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1954, before moving to England to undertake an MA (1955) and then later a PhD (1960), both at the University of Leeds. In between his MA and PhD, King also undertook graduate studies at the University of Minnesota from 1955-56.
Following his doctorate, King took posts as an instructor for Brooklyn College (City University of New York, USA), Assistant Professor fo the University of Alberta (Calgary, Canada), as a lecturer for the University of Ibadan (Nigeria), and then at the University of Bristol (England).
In 1967 he transferred to the University of Lagos (Nigeria) where he was a professor for three years, followed by professorships at the University of Windsor (Canada), and at Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria).
Dr. King has also held numerous visiting professorship, including at the University of Paris III (France), the University of Stirling (Scotland), Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel), the University of Paris VII (France), the University of Angers (France) and the University of Beyreuth (Germany)
In 1979 he was appointed Professor of English at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand), and then in 1983 he accepted the appointment as the Albert S. Johnson Professor of Literature at the University of North Alabama.
He is a member of the Modern Languages Association.
Dr. King received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1954, before moving to England to undertake an MA (1955) and then later a PhD (1960), both at the University of Leeds. In between his MA and PhD, King also undertook graduate studies at the University of Minnesota from 1955-56.
Following his doctorate, King took posts as an instructor for Brooklyn College (City University of New York, USA), Assistant Professor fo the University of Alberta (Calgary, Canada), as a lecturer for the University of Ibadan (Nigeria), and then at the University of Bristol (England).
In 1967 he transferred to the University of Lagos (Nigeria) where he was a professor for three years, followed by professorships at the University of Windsor (Canada), and at Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria).
Dr. King has also held numerous visiting professorship, including at the University of Paris III (France), the University of Stirling (Scotland), Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel), the University of Paris VII (France), the University of Angers (France) and the University of Beyreuth (Germany)
In 1979 he was appointed Professor of English at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand), and then in 1983 he accepted the appointment as the Albert S. Johnson Professor of Literature at the University of North Alabama.
He is a member of the Modern Languages Association.
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