Winners of Nobel Prize in literature since 1960 Oct 8, 2009
1991: Nadine Gordimer, South Africa. 1990: Octavio Paz, Mexico. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
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Why we love you... Aug 15, 2009
19 September 2006 Ambassador of Conscience Award: Amnesty Internationals most prestigious honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, was present to Mandela by South African writer and Nobel laureate, Nadine Gordimer, at his home in Johannesburg. On receiving the award, the retired statesman reiterated that the fight for justice is not over, focussing his attention on poverty. (iAfrica.com)
Stanley Middleton, 89; was prolific British novelist Aug 2, 2009
Holiday, which shared the Booker Prize with Nadine Gordimer s The Conservationist, told of a man struggling with the death of his son and the decay of his marriage. Ross Bradshaw of Five Leaves Publications, which has reprinted Holiday, noted that Mr. Middleton s novels were never exciting, trendy, cutting-edge. (Boston Globe)
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo placed under arrest (AP) Jun 26, 2009
More than 150 writers and rights activists, including Salman Rushdie, Nadine Gordimer and Wole Soyinka, have signed an open letter to President Hu Jintao urging Liu's release. Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, also wrote Hu last month asking that Liu and other Chinese "prisoners of conscience" be released. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Leading Chinese dissident charged with 'inciting subversion' Jun 25, 2009
When Liu, a literary critic and essayist, was taken from his home last December, leading authors from around the world, including Salman Rushdie, Umberto Eco, and Nadine Gordimer called for his release. Liu's arraignment puts an end to more than six months of detention at an unknown location, in contravention of Chinese law. (Christian Science Monitor)
Marlborough couple honored as "Darfur Heroes" Feb 9, 2009
With no outside backing and no connections, the Marlborough couple compiled an anthology of essays called "Dedicated to the People of Darfur: Writings on Fear, Risk and Hope." They encouraged 40 noted authors to contribute the essays, including Pulitzer Prize winners Frank McCourt, Jane Smiley and James McPherson and Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer. Rutgers University Press will publish the anthology in October, and its royalties will go to the Save Darfur Coalition, an organization dedicated to... (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
