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The ConservationistAuthor: Nadine GordimerPrice: $23.95 Imprint: Bloomsbury Binding: Pbk Stock: This title will be ordered from the publisher. Usually ships in 10 - 15 days. Publisher may be out of stock in which case we will advise you. Allow a few extra days for delivery. Add this book to your reading list |
 
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Publisher's synopsis:Mehring is rich. He has all the privileges and possessions that South Africa has to offer, but his possessions refuse to remain objects. His wife, son and mistress leave him; his foreman and workers become increasingly indifferent to his stewardship; even the land rises up, as drought, then flood, destroy his farm. As the upheaval in Mehring's world increasingly resembles that in the country as a whole, it becomes clear that only a seismic shift in ideas and concrete action can avert annihilation. In 2008 The Conservationist was shortlisted for the Best of the Booker Prize. AwardsAward: Winner, Man Booker Prize Year: 1975 Prize: Joint WinnerClassifications:Set in South Africa, Prize Winning Fiction, Prize WinningCategory:Fiction General Fiction |
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