Hola jorge! Your nobel prize project is so astonishing and captivating. Thanks for your clever review. I own my son's story but I have never read it. So what a wonderful occasion to read this book now after your review. I want also buy july's people because it seems awesome. Have a nice day, my friend. See you in the next video. Bye!
Hola Marinella! 😃 Your collection is amazing! I hope you enjoy My Son's Story. I've looked at the beginning of Burger's Daughter again, and it is captivating too. Thank you so much for your kind words, my friend, and happy reading!
we did Gordimer's short stories in high school and they were really good so when I was in college I bought Burger's Daughter, I found it really really difficult and I ended up giving up on it after I was still on page 100 one month into reading it. I found it very complicated, I barely understood which character was which and I absolutely HATED the way she framed her dialogue. It put me off her. It's nice to see such a good review of her other work though I'll wait on your review of Burger's then maybe I'll give it another go, it's still on my shelf. I still have very fond memories of her short fiction set in Apartheid South Africa and my tastes have evolved very much since then, I may give it a fresh crack pending your review!
Thank you so much for watching and commenting, Keith! 😃 You know, now that you share your experience with Burger's Daughter, I'm pretty sure the same thing happened to me. I know what you mean about the dialogue, yes. It can be confusing at times, and there's just something about the dash in English (Joyce, Gaddis...). I had no trouble with that aspect because, as you may know, in Spanish we always use the dash for dialogue instead of quotation marks, though the speaker is always clearly identified. Your thoughts on Gordimer as a short story writer make me want to explore this aspect of her work! I have one of her collections, Why Haven't You Written, in a box in a storage. Apparently, it is a selection of stories from 1950-1972. The connection with Chekhov, Maupassant, Welty, and Hemingway speaks to me. Thanks again, my friend, and have a fantastic weekend!
Hi, I enjoyed your review, (as always). I have read 4 Gordimer novels. She is a tough read but her novels are very rewarding reading experiences. ‘July’s People’ is my favourite so far. Burger’s Daughter is also a difficult read, (definitely not strong on plot momentum), but another very worthwhile read. I rate these two books ahead of ‘The Conservationist’ which jointly won the 1974 Booker Prize. I will certainly check out ‘My Son’s Story’. I travelled lots when I was young and single - a backpacker….I spent around 8 days in South Africa in 1981…..back then for me, talking to the people of the country was always a highlight of my trips…in South Africa I felt uncomfortable with the blacks not looking me in the eye…I had never come across the experience of a people feeling they couldn’t speak to you as an equal….also I witnessed a couple of incidents with white people getting angry and attacking blacks for minor incidents that normally would be ignored by easy going people.
Thank you so much, my friend! 😃 Your thoughts on Gordimer (a tough read but rewarding) match my experience of her so far. I think My Son's Story is one of the underrated pieces in her corpus. Thank you for sharing your experience in South Africa! So you were there when July's People was published. When I visited, it was a different country. I would like to go back some day, so we'll see. Have an amazing weekend, and happy reading!
Coincidence : I bought that book 2 days ago. Who knows when I’ll find time to read it…but I’m intrigued by the personal style and visionary aspect you spoke of. Out of topic : love the t-shirt, color-coordinated with the book covers :)
AMAZING, my friend! 😃 I guess we had a Gordimer moment there. Hope you enjoy the book. About the t-shirt: I grabbed the first thing I could find that I hadn't worn in a while, and then, when I was editing the video, I was like, "Hey, these colors match!" Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and happy reading!
Youve earned a subscriber. Using the dash to indicate character speech was used in Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country. I also feel that Gordimer's style was influenced by the avant garde writing style of the era - where the past and present, inward and outward are treated withe the same level of importance. I look forward to viewings more
Thank you so much, Koketso! 😃 I need to read Alan Paton's novel soon. It's one of those classics that have eluded me, for some strange reason. I totally agree with your ideas on the avant garde aspect of Gordimer's style. It is a topic that definitely needs more attention, as her style is quite personal, and brilliant. As you point out, everything seems to converge in it. Thanks again for watching, commenting, and subscribing, my friend, and have an amazing day!
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Hola jorge! Your nobel prize project is so astonishing and captivating. Thanks for your clever review. I own my son's story but I have never read it. So what a wonderful occasion to read this book now after your review. I want also buy july's people because it seems awesome. Have a nice day, my friend. See you in the next video. Bye!
Hola Marinella! 😃 Your collection is amazing! I hope you enjoy My Son's Story. I've looked at the beginning of Burger's Daughter again, and it is captivating too. Thank you so much for your kind words, my friend, and happy reading!
we did Gordimer's short stories in high school and they were really good so when I was in college I bought Burger's Daughter, I found it really really difficult and I ended up giving up on it after I was still on page 100 one month into reading it. I found it very complicated, I barely understood which character was which and I absolutely HATED the way she framed her dialogue. It put me off her.
It's nice to see such a good review of her other work though I'll wait on your review of Burger's then maybe I'll give it another go, it's still on my shelf. I still have very fond memories of her short fiction set in Apartheid South Africa and my tastes have evolved very much since then, I may give it a fresh crack pending your review!
Thank you so much for watching and commenting, Keith! 😃 You know, now that you share your experience with Burger's Daughter, I'm pretty sure the same thing happened to me. I know what you mean about the dialogue, yes. It can be confusing at times, and there's just something about the dash in English (Joyce, Gaddis...). I had no trouble with that aspect because, as you may know, in Spanish we always use the dash for dialogue instead of quotation marks, though the speaker is always clearly identified.
Your thoughts on Gordimer as a short story writer make me want to explore this aspect of her work! I have one of her collections, Why Haven't You Written, in a box in a storage. Apparently, it is a selection of stories from 1950-1972. The connection with Chekhov, Maupassant, Welty, and Hemingway speaks to me. Thanks again, my friend, and have a fantastic weekend!
Hi, I enjoyed your review, (as always). I have read 4 Gordimer novels. She is a tough read but her novels are very rewarding reading experiences. ‘July’s People’ is my favourite so far. Burger’s Daughter is also a difficult read, (definitely not strong on plot momentum), but another very worthwhile read. I rate these two books ahead of ‘The Conservationist’ which jointly won the 1974 Booker Prize. I will certainly check out ‘My Son’s Story’. I travelled lots when I was young and single - a backpacker….I spent around 8 days in South Africa in 1981…..back then for me, talking to the people of the country was always a highlight of my trips…in South Africa I felt uncomfortable with the blacks not looking me in the eye…I had never come across the experience of a people feeling they couldn’t speak to you as an equal….also I witnessed a couple of incidents with white people getting angry and attacking blacks for minor incidents that normally would be ignored by easy going people.
Thank you so much, my friend! 😃 Your thoughts on Gordimer (a tough read but rewarding) match my experience of her so far. I think My Son's Story is one of the underrated pieces in her corpus. Thank you for sharing your experience in South Africa! So you were there when July's People was published. When I visited, it was a different country. I would like to go back some day, so we'll see. Have an amazing weekend, and happy reading!
Coincidence : I bought that book 2 days ago. Who knows when I’ll find time to read it…but I’m intrigued by the personal style and visionary aspect you spoke of.
Out of topic : love the t-shirt, color-coordinated with the book covers :)
AMAZING, my friend! 😃 I guess we had a Gordimer moment there. Hope you enjoy the book. About the t-shirt: I grabbed the first thing I could find that I hadn't worn in a while, and then, when I was editing the video, I was like, "Hey, these colors match!" Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and happy reading!
Youve earned a subscriber.
Using the dash to indicate character speech was used in Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country.
I also feel that Gordimer's style was influenced by the avant garde writing style of the era - where the past and present, inward and outward are treated withe the same level of importance.
I look forward to viewings more
Thank you so much, Koketso! 😃 I need to read Alan Paton's novel soon. It's one of those classics that have eluded me, for some strange reason. I totally agree with your ideas on the avant garde aspect of Gordimer's style. It is a topic that definitely needs more attention, as her style is quite personal, and brilliant. As you point out, everything seems to converge in it. Thanks again for watching, commenting, and subscribing, my friend, and have an amazing day!
Very nice.
Thank you so much for watching, my friend! 😃 Have an amazing day!