The Late Bourgeois World
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Set against the backdrop of apartheid-era South Africa, The Late Bourgeois World is a taut, politically charged novel that chronicles a single day in the life of Liz Van Den Sandt, a white South African woman who learns of her ex-husband's suicide following a failed act of sabotage against the state. Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer presents a razor-sharp portrait of moral paralysis and political complicity, as Liz confronts a pivotal choice: whether to risk her own safety by aiding the underground liberation movement. Written with spare, elegant precision, the novel uncovers the psychological and ethical contradictions at the heart of liberal white South African society under apartheid. Praised by the Times Literary Supplement as a fine, compassionate, and exquisitely written work, this compact yet profound narrative stands as one of Gordimer's most powerful indictments of a society built on injustice and self-deception.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Set against the backdrop of apartheid-era South Africa, The Late Bourgeois World is a taut, politically charged novel that chronicles a single day in the life of Liz Van Den Sandt, a white South African woman who learns of her ex-husband's suicide following a failed act of sabotage against the state. Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer presents a razor-sharp portrait of moral paralysis and political complicity, as Liz confronts a pivotal choice: whether to risk her own safety by aiding the underground liberation movement. Written with spare, elegant precision, the novel uncovers the psychological and ethical contradictions at the heart of liberal white South African society under apartheid. Praised by the Times Literary Supplement as a fine, compassionate, and exquisitely written work, this compact yet profound narrative stands as one of Gordimer's most powerful indictments of a society built on injustice and self-deception.
