The Conservationist (First Chapter) - Hardcover

Gordimer, Nadine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0955014662 ISBN 13: 9780955014666

Publisher: Oak Tree Press

Synopsis

A novel with accompanying artwork.

About this title

About the Author

NADINE GORDIMER was born and lives in South Africa. She has received numerous international prizes for her writing, including the Modern Literature Association Award, the Bennet Award, and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991. She has been given honorary degrees by Yale, Harvard, and other universities and has been honored by the French government with the decoration Officier de l'Ordre des Arts des Lettres.

From AudioFile

Nadine Gordimer observes South Africa's decay largely through the internal monologues of a wealthy businessman disconnected from life. He cultivates empty affairs and the land he owns with an eye toward profit and loss. Perhaps Nadia May's straightforward narration reflects the flat, detached quality of this existence too well; her voice scarcely changes pace or emotional intensity. While this reading style suits the story's mood, it drags. Fortunately, May provides relief by skillfully adapting her mild British accent to the dialects of the various social classes. While not exciting, this presentation certainly seems true to Gordimer's vision. D.J. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Oak Tree Press
• ISBN 10: 0955014662
• ISBN 13: 9780955014666
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English