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GORDIMER, Nadine. (1923-) Novelist, political activist and playwright. One of South Africa’s most prominent novelists of the 20th century, she has written numerous novels and short stories over the years, garnering a string of awards for her uncompromising work. In 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. As a young writer she also dabbled with playwriting, and her play The First Circle won second prize in the FATSSA one-act playwriting competition in 1947. (Published in Six One-Act Plays by South African Authors (Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik,1949).
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-As a young writer she briefly dabbled with playwriting, and her play ''[[The First Circle]]'' won second prize in the [[FATSSA]] one-act playwriting competition in 1947. The text was published in ''Six One-Act Plays by South African Authors'' (Pretoria:[[ J.L. van Schaik]], 1949).
+As a young writer she briefly dabbled with playwriting, and her play ''[[The First Circle]]'' won second prize in the [[FATSSA]] one-act playwriting competition in 1947. The text was published in ''[[Six One-Act Plays by South African Authors]]'' (Pretoria:[[ J.L. van Schaik]], 1949).
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 [[Nadine Gordimer]] (1923-2014) is a novelist, political activist and playwright.
-Born in Springs in the Transvaal on 20 November 1923, she became one of South Africa’s most prominent novelists of the 20th century, she has written numerous novels and short stories over the years, garnering a string of awards for her uncompromising work. She has honorary doctorates from 14 universities and in 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
+Born in Springs in the Transvaal on 20 November 1923, largely schooled at home, she became one of South Africa’s most prominent novelists of the 20th century, she has written numerous novels and short stories over the years, garnering a string of awards for her uncompromising work. She has honorary doctorates from 14 universities and in 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
 She passed away on 13 July 2014.

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 [[Nadine Gordimer]] (1923-2014) is a novelist, political activist and playwright.
-Born in Springs in the Transvaal.  One of South Africa’s most prominent novelists of the 20th century, she has written numerous novels and short stories over the years, garnering a string of awards for her uncompromising work. She has honorary doctorates from 14 universities and in 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
+Born in Springs in the Transvaal on 20 November 1923, she became one of South Africa’s most prominent novelists of the 20th century, she has written numerous novels and short stories over the years, garnering a string of awards for her uncompromising work. She has honorary doctorates from 14 universities and in 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-As a young writer she also dabbled with playwriting, and her play ''[[The First Circle]]'' won second prize in the [[FATSSA]] one-act playwriting competition in 1947. The text was published in ''Six One-Act Plays by South African Authors'' (Pretoria:[[ J.L. van Schaik]], 1949).
+As a young writer she briefly dabbled with playwriting, and her play ''[[The First Circle]]'' won second prize in the [[FATSSA]] one-act playwriting competition in 1947. The text was published in ''Six One-Act Plays by South African Authors'' (Pretoria:[[ J.L. van Schaik]], 1949).
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-As a young writer she also dabbled with playwriting, and her play ''[[The First Circle]]'' won second prize in the [[FATSSA]] one-act playwriting competition in 1947. (Published in ''Six One-Act Plays by South African Authors'' (Pretoria:[[ J.L. van Schaik]],1949).
+As a young writer she also dabbled with playwriting, and her play ''[[The First Circle]]'' won second prize in the [[FATSSA]] one-act playwriting competition in 1947. The text was published in ''Six One-Act Plays by South African Authors'' (Pretoria:[[ J.L. van Schaik]], 1949).
 == Sources ==

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-GORDIMER, Nadine. (1923-) Novelist, political activist and playwright. One of South Africa’s most prominent novelists of the 20th century, she has written numerous novels and short stories over the years, garnering a string of awards for her uncompromising work. In 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. As a young writer she also dabbled with playwriting, and her play The First Circle won second prize in the FATSSA one-act playwriting competition in 1947. (Published in Six One-Act Plays by South African Authors (Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik,1949).
+(1923-) Novelist, political activist and playwright. Born in Springs in the Transvaal.  One of South Africa’s most prominent novelists of the 20th century, she has written numerous novels and short stories over the years, garnering a string of awards for her uncompromising work. She has honorary doctorates from 14 universities and in 1991 she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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