Memorial Page for Nadine Gordimer
South African writer
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July 13th, 2026
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Nadine Gordimer (* November 20, 1923 in Springs; † July 13, 2014 in Johannesburg) was a south African writer. She was 90 years old. She was married to Reinhold Cassirer and Gerald Gavron. She studied at University of the Witwatersrand. Her faith was atheism. She received 9 awards, including Nobel Prize in Literature, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
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11 EventsBorn in Springs, Gauteng
1923Married Gerald Gavron
1949until 1952
Married Reinhold Cassirer
1954until 2001
WH Smith Literary Award
1961James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1971Booker Prize
1974The Conservationist
Central News Agency Literary Award
1974Nelly Sachs Prize
1985Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
1988Nobel Prize in Literature
1991Died in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province
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- Reinhold Cassirer
- Isidore Gordimer
- Hannah Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer. Forever remembered.