Nadine Gordimer's July's People

<p>Nadine Gordimer is one of the most important writers to emerge in the twentieth century. Her anti-Apartheid novel <em>July's People</em> (1981) is a powerful example of resistance writing and continues even now to unsettle easy assumptions about issues of power race gender and identity.</p><p>This guide to Gordimer's compelling novel offers:</p><ul> <li>an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of <em>July's People</em> </li> <li>a critical history surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present </li> <li>a selection of new and reprinted critical essays on <em>July's People</em> providing a range of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key approaches identified in the critical survey</li> <li>cross-references between sections of the guide in order to suggest links between texts contexts and criticism </li> <li>suggestions for further reading. </li> <ul> </ul> </ul><p>Part of the <em>Routledge Guides to Literature</em> series this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of <em>July's People</em> and seeking not only a guide to the novel but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Gordimer's text.</p>