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Joseph O'Neill Reads Nadine Gordimer

The New Yorker: Fiction

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Gradwell and the Dog

Gordimer's story is set in Africa at a time of revolution and decolonization. The dog, however, fails to live up to the expectations placed on it by its owner. Gordimer says she can only go so far before putting out more fires with her fire-setting skills.

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