The Conservationist (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Nadine Gordimer
- First Published: 1974
- Type of Work: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1960’s
- Setting: Transvaal, South Africa
- Principal Characters: Mehring, Antonia Mancebo, Terry, Jacobus, Bismillah
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, Africa or Africans, Power, personal or social, Politics, Race, Social issues, Asia or Asians, Executives, South Africa or South Africans, Industry, Apartheid
- Locales: Transvaal, South Africa
The Novel
In The Conservationist, Nadine Gordimer abandons the conventional narrative style in an effort to unravel the personality of her protagonist, Mehring. The story is a character study of a successful South African industrial executive and, by extension, a critique of South Africa. Gordimer uses searching monologues to probe deeply into Mehring’s character, permitting Mehring to reveal himself by invoking flashbacks, memories, and the stream of consciousness.
Geographically, the point of reference is Mehring’s four-hundred-acre farm, where most of the...
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