Burger's Daughter
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Burger's Daughter

by Nadine Gordimer

1979•Drama•361 pages

Taste attributes: dramapoliticalhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads

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Boxlist takeExpect a serious, dark novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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About This Book

Par une romancière sud-africaine de talent, une plongée dans l'enfer quotidien - violence et suspicion - du racisme. L'héroïne est la fille d'un médecin blanc, condamné à la prison à vie, pour avoir organisé la lutte politique contre l'apartheid.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPoliticalHistoricalSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceTroubled leads

Subjects

South AfricansFathers and daughtersFathers and daughters in fictionSouth Africans in fictionSouth Africa in fictionEurope in fictionFather-daughter relationshipSouth africa

Details

Author
Nadine Gordimer
Published
1979
Pages
361
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