A Sport of Nature
1987 novel by Nadine Gordimer
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A Sport of Nature is a 1987 novel by the South African writer Nadine Gordimer.
AuthorNadine Gordimer
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDavid Phillip (SA)
Jonathan Cape (UK)
Knopf (US)
Jonathan Cape (UK)
Knopf (US)
Publicationdate1987
First edition (South Africa) | |
| Author | Nadine Gordimer |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | David Phillip (SA) Jonathan Cape (UK) Knopf (US) |
| Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | South Africa |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Plot
While still a secondary school student, Kim Capran decides to rename herself "Hillela".[1] Hillela joins the ANC, she marries a black man from the congress and has a child with him.[2][3] She travels to Dar es Salaam and Nairobi before returning to South Africa in the final pages as the wife of a fictitious President of Kenya.[3]
Reception
In Gordimer's Nobel Prize citation, "A Sport of Nature" was described as "[her] most hazardous undertaking."[4]
