Lifetimes Under Apartheid [Hardcover]

Nadine Gordimer (Author), David Goldblatt (Photographer)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This work is another contribution to the growing pictorial record of apartheid in South Africa, and like some earlier series of black-and-white photographs it is haunted with pathos and irony. Like the pictures from Peter Magubane's Magubane's South Africa ( LJ 5/15/78), Goldblatt's images span 35 years and qualify as works of art in their own right. Complementing the harsh reality represented by the photographs are excerpts from the writings of South African novelist Gordimer, which in their way are as telling as the scholarly pieces that accompany South Africa, the Cordoned Heart , edited by Omar Badsha ( LJ 5/15/86), a work to which Goldblatt also contributed. Despite the photographic essays already available, libraries may still find this handsome book worth acquiring. Paul H. Thomas, Hoover Inst. Lib., Stanford, Cal.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 115 pages
• Publisher: Knopf; 1st edition (October 12, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039455406X
• ISBN-13: 978-0394554068
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,168,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Life and Death in Apartheid, March 26, 2010

By 

Marjorie M. Clark - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Lifetimes Under Apartheid (Hardcover)

Thoughtful and thought-provoking photographs of apartheid. I love the fact that these are real people, real lives affected. The text adds strong literature merit to the collection.