Nadine gordimer needs no introduction.During a short visit to Mumbai,Gordimer chose to introduce herself
to her audience via a short story about a little girl who details the immense sufffering and struggle of her life
.Gordimer ,small and elegant,suddenly transformed into her character,lending it an immediate visual impact
that few authors can.
Responding to questions from the audience ,Gordimer said that she regarded writer's like "Chekov,Tolstoy and
Dostoeyvsky as her professors".Of Indian authors ,she said that she was struck by the works of Nayanthara
Sahgal and of course Salman Rushdie.Amitav Ghosh for his wonderful books on the opium wars and Shashi
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