Town and Country Lovers | Essays and Criticism

  • The Feminist Aspect of Gordimer's Short Story

    In the following essay, Bussey explores the feminist aspect of Gordimer’s short story and determines that the story’s female characters represent a call for female empowerment in apartheidera South Africa.

  • Emotional Landscapes

    In the following essay, Semansky analyzes the way Gordimer uses descriptions of her characters’ bodies to explore their emotional landscapes.

  • Race and History in the Stories of Nadine Gordimer

    In the following essay, King provides an overview of Gordimer’s work and discusses the signifi- cance that race has played in her writing.