The Lying Days
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
First published in 1953, The Lying Days is Nadine Gordimer's debut novel and a landmark work of South African literature, set against the backdrop of apartheid-era South Africa. The narrative chronicles the coming-of-age of Helen Shaw, a young white woman growing up in a mining town near Johannesburg, as she awakens to the harsh racial and social realities of her country. Written with piercing clarity and emotional depth, the novel details Helen's gradual disillusionment with the privileged, sheltered world of her upbringing as she forges new relationships across racial and class divides. Gordimer presents a searing portrait of a society in moral conflict, illustrating how personal identity is shaped — and constrained — by the political landscape. A deeply autobiographical work, it stands as an essential introduction to one of the Nobel Prize-winning author's most enduring themes: the struggle for justice and selfhood in a divided society.
Author: Nadine Gordimer
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
First published in 1953, The Lying Days is Nadine Gordimer's debut novel and a landmark work of South African literature, set against the backdrop of apartheid-era South Africa. The narrative chronicles the coming-of-age of Helen Shaw, a young white woman growing up in a mining town near Johannesburg, as she awakens to the harsh racial and social realities of her country. Written with piercing clarity and emotional depth, the novel details Helen's gradual disillusionment with the privileged, sheltered world of her upbringing as she forges new relationships across racial and class divides. Gordimer presents a searing portrait of a society in moral conflict, illustrating how personal identity is shaped — and constrained — by the political landscape. A deeply autobiographical work, it stands as an essential introduction to one of the Nobel Prize-winning author's most enduring themes: the struggle for justice and selfhood in a divided society.