Selected StoriesIn these stories, selected by Nadine Gordimer herself, unforgettable characters from every corner of society come to life. The African landscape they inhabit - from the River Zaire to black Johannesburg to the hushed gardens of the white suburbs - is brilliantly depicted. The setting of these stories is South Africa, Nadine Gordimer's homeland; in their imaginative and compelling visions, their powerful implications are universal. |
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... river in the sun the black - and - lemon chequered skin of a crocodile made a bladder of air in the water , and , right on the verge , the body of the creature lay in its naked flesh , stripped , except for the head and jaws and the ...
... river in the sun the black - and - lemon chequered skin of a crocodile made a bladder of air in the water , and , right on the verge , the body of the creature lay in its naked flesh , stripped , except for the head and jaws and the ...
Page 207
... river , at night , shooting crocodiles in order to sell their skins seemed the answer . They could not believe that they themselves really were there ; so it did not seem strange that there was no crocodile lying dead in the boat . Then ...
... river , at night , shooting crocodiles in order to sell their skins seemed the answer . They could not believe that they themselves really were there ; so it did not seem strange that there was no crocodile lying dead in the boat . Then ...
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... river . The men heaved it aboard . ' All over . O.K. O.K. Let's get him down ... crocodile . ' Just a teenager , eh , Jimmy ? ' ' Well , not too bad , Mike ... crocodile's teeth for the young woman . She was a dark woman , rather plain ...
... river . The men heaved it aboard . ' All over . O.K. O.K. Let's get him down ... crocodile . ' Just a teenager , eh , Jimmy ? ' ' Well , not too bad , Mike ... crocodile's teeth for the young woman . She was a dark woman , rather plain ...
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
from The Soft Voice of the Serpent | 17 |
Ah Woe Is Me | 27 |
Copyright | |
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