Burger's Daughter

by Nadine Gordimer | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0140055932 Global Overview for this book
Registered by winglmn60wing of Spotswood, Victoria Australia on 10/7/2005
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Journal Entry 1 by winglmn60wing from Spotswood, Victoria Australia on Friday, October 7, 2005
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"Rosa Burger grew up in a home under constant surveillance by the South African government. Her parents were detained for their political beliefs; her father died in prison, and her mother, whose health suffered from her time in jail, eventually dies. Rosa, a white South African in her early 20s, is left the only surviving member of her family. Yet even after her parents' deaths, the history of their anti-apartheid beliefs and practices have a daily impact on her life: it seems everyone has expectations of her and the government is still watching. A quiet, private person, Rosa constantly searches her memories to find herself, to grasp this heritage that weighs her down. Over a period of several years Rosa comes to understand the impact of the South African political climate on her and how she became who she is. The narrative style varies from straightforward storytelling to Rosa's most personal thoughts. In Burger's Daughter, Nobel Prize-winner Nadine Gordimer takes a situation most read about in newspapers and makes it real, creating a memorable story of coming to terms with circumstances over which we have little control, yet which directly affect our lives."

Part of a job-lot I bought to release. Given the size of Mt. TBR I'll probably release this one soon....

Journal Entry 2 by winglmn60wing at Fernwood Gym in Altona North, Victoria Australia on Friday, October 14, 2005

Released 19 yrs ago (10/14/2005 UTC) at Fernwood Gym in Altona North, Victoria Australia

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