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ANC Statement, 14 July 2014 Passing of Nadine Gordimer The African National Congress has learnt with sadness of the passing away of Nadine Gordimer at the age of (90) on Sunday. Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer, political activist within the ranks of the Congress movement, and a worthy recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature amongst her many other accolades. Gordimer began writing at the age of nine; with her first short story published at the age of fifteen. Her first novel (The Lying Days) based on her life was published in 1953. Nadine has been awarded with no less than fifteen honorary degrees from universities world wide. Gordimer was a founding member of the Congress of South African Writers (COSAW). As a member of the ANC in 1989, Nadine testified in the mitigation for eleven United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders and Vaal Civil Association activists. In 1991, Nadine became the first South African and the first woman in 25 years to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The African National Congress sends its heartfelt condolences to Gordimer's family, friends and her comrades and colleagues. Our country has lost an unmatched literary giant whose life's work was our mirror and an unending quest for humanity. Issued by: Zizi Kodwa National Spokesperson African National Congress Enquiries: Keith Khoza - 082 823 9672 Khusela Sangoni - 072 854 5707 -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
