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Johannesburg – Friends and fans have taken to Twitter to pay tribute to South African writer and anti-Apartheid activist Nadine Gordimer.
This comes after news broke that Gordimer passed away at her home in Johannesburg on Sunday.
According to a statement released by Gordimer’s family "she died peacefully in her sleep at home in Johannesburg, on Sunday 13 July".
Gordimer, 90, was published in 40 languages and was the recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature.
At only 15 years old, her first work was published.
Twitter reactions:
A picture is worth a thousand words:
A quote to remember her by:
Through the lense of David Goldblatt:
In Remembrance:
A beautiful piece from the Los Angeles Book Times in December:
This comes after news broke that Gordimer passed away at her home in Johannesburg on Sunday.
According to a statement released by Gordimer’s family "she died peacefully in her sleep at home in Johannesburg, on Sunday 13 July".
Gordimer, 90, was published in 40 languages and was the recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature.
At only 15 years old, her first work was published.
Twitter reactions:
From Brazilian author Paulo Coelho:
"You can't change a regime on the basis of compassion. There's got to be something harder" We will miss you, Nadine Gordimer
— Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) July 14, 2014A picture is worth a thousand words:
Pic of the Day: Portrait of #NadineGordimer as part of the 21 Icons series (exhibiting in Joburg until Aug 17) #RIP pic.twitter.com/8ICiaFEkfo
— Daily Planet (@DailyPlanetZA) July 14, 2014A quote to remember her by:
“The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.” - Nadine Gordimer
— Agora Index (@AgoraIndex) July 12, 2014Through the lense of David Goldblatt:
#Nadinegordimer through the lense of David Goldblatt. #RIP pic.twitter.com/ZfRwAToS5s
— Johannesburgsbest (@bestjhb) July 14, 2014In Remembrance:
REMEMBERING NADINE GORDIMER http://t.co/OZTmAyf6Np #reading
— Christopher D Platt (@kkersplat) July 14, 2014A beautiful piece from the Los Angeles Book Times in December:
How Nelson Mandela influenced writer Nadine Gordimer http://t.co/DUDw1qumNd
— L.A. Times Books (@latimesbooks) December 7, 2013
