The protagonist, rosa, is 26 and is the daughter of famous politician lionel burger. Burgers daughter is a political novel by south african author and activist nadine gordimer, first published in 1979. Burger s daughter is a political and historical novel by the south african nobel prize in literaturewinner nadine gordimer, first published in the united kingdom in june 1979 by jonathan cape. Nadine gordimers burgers daughter in a transcultural.
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Burgers daughter is a political and historical novel by the south african nobel prize in literaturewinner nadine gordimer, first published in the united kingdom in june 1979 by jonathan cape. Rosa tries to uphold her heritage handed on by martyred parents while still carving out a sense of self. Delaware county district library ohio american libraries. In this work, nadine gordimer unfolds the story of a young womans slowly evolving identity in the turbulent political environment of presentday south africa. Burgers daughter ebook by nadine gordimer 9781101571057. The novel, divided into three parts, tells the story of rosas. Her fathers 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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