Six Feet of the Country

By Nadine Gordimer

Book Overview

Seven stories of South Africa deal with a missing body, a mysterious Rhodesian visitor, a pass law protest, a white geologist and his Black secretary, and a pair of childhood sweethearts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140065598
• ISBN13: 9780140065596
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

concise, lucid story telling

Gordimer tells simple, strong stories that are timed perfectly for a conclusion that leaves the reader sadened or concerned. SHe beautifully and subtlely shines a light into life in S. Africa by using white main characters, but showing black fears and consequences. Each story describes a different part of life in the country: urban, rural, in a cheiftanship, through the eyes of a black man, through the eyes of a white woman...