Writing South Africa's social crisis

Nadine Gordimer's novels sow the seeds of optimism to save the people of South Africa. Her work is an invitation to have faith in a new South Africa. Indeed, at the same time as contributing to change, the writer provokes a psychological crisis to achieve it. Through her writing, she justifies the fact that the white man, in his desire to control everything, has mistaken the capacities of the black man. The way South African society works has created inequalities. These are the seeds of the people's suffering. To redress the balance, the writer has to react, raising questions to challenge the players in social life. It was therefore important for Gordimer, as a woman of letters, to get involved through literature, and to help make society as a whole aware of the evil that was eating away at it. This choice for a writing of hope is a revolution against the established order. Its implication calls for a change in the management policy that has been in place for decades. In a word, we need to give meaning to sacrifice through the characteristics of narrative.

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Docente e investigador em literatura e civilização (sul-africana) na Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé em Daloa (Costa do Marfim) desde 2018. Conselheiro técnico responsável pela cultura no Ministério da Cultura e da Francofonia de 2019 a 2023. Conselheiro especial do Ministério da Cultura e da Francofonia desde 2023.