Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories by Nadine Gordimer

Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories

Nadine Gordimer

4 hours, 59 minutes first pub 2007 (view editions)

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In this collection of new stories, Nadine Gordimer crosses the frontiers of politics, memory, sexuality, and love with the fearless insight that is the hallmark of her writing. In the title story, a middle-aged academic who had been an anti-aparth...

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Community Reviews

3.26
based on 98 reviews

Moods

reflective: 66%

sad: 66%

challenging: 16%

dark: 16%

emotional: 16%

funny: 16%

informative: 16%

lighthearted: 16%


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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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