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Challenging, for some In July's People Nadine Gordimer presents a scenario laden with fears. Written in 1981, the book presents a South Africa afflicted by near-worst case Cold War disintegration. With rumoured external support, the urban black population has instigated a revolution of sorts, transforming the cities into war zones. No longer "nice" places to be, they are no longer home for decent white liberals like Bam and Maureen and their youngsters.
Twenty-five years on, it is this aspect o July's people that grates.... more info
A compelling story A challenging work on race relationship in Apartheid South Africa from the colour-blind angle that allowed light to settle on the sweet energy of a progressive South Africa . The dream of a rainbow nation must have cannot be dissociated from this book. Gordimer joined the ranks of Achebe, Tisi and Patton in contributing to the jolting nature of Africa' s jolting literature. In different ways, JULY'S PEOPLE also reminded me of DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE, A BLADE OF GRASS, which are African novels with wake up call... more info
to buy or not to buy that is the question In fairness to Julys people it was always going to be a struggle as most readers like me would be European, but to add to this Gordimers complex style of jumbing words sentences and scenarios makes this book almost impossible to enjoy reading. Having said that the book does conjur very strong images of how life is for the people in Africa of all colours and also how in this scenario that Gordimer conjurs up how they can change so quickly. all in all a challenging book that offers a satisfactory reward in... more info
A vision of Africa in the measure of disproportion. Maureen Smales, the White bourgois wife and mother of three children in Johannesburg, finds herself in the middle of the South African wilderness, a guest of her own servant. The Smales have safely gone through the 1976 and the 1980s riots, but now the situation has gone beyond control. Black people are ravaging the country, raising hell for White people and chasing them out of their own houses. The Smales are 'lucky to be alive', that's why they have to put up with all the inconveniences of settlement in a... more info
