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The Conservationist - by Nadine Gordimer (Paperback)

The Conservationist - by  Nadine Gordimer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Mehring is rich. He 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; even the land rises up, as drought, then flood, destroy his farm.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A triumph of stle ... It is not often that lyrical intelligence and political pupose are combined in so effective a way.<br> --Paul Theroux<p>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.<br> --<b>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</b><p>This is a novel of enormous power.<br> --<b>The New Statesman</b></p></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Nadine Gordimer is the author of eleven previous novels, as well as collections of stories and essays. She has received many awards, including the Booker Prize (for <b>The Conservationist</b> in 1974) and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991. She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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