Noun
South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923)
Source: WordNetIn the New Yorker library, I have long been shelved between Nadine Gordimer and Brendan Gill; an eerie little space nestled between high seriousness of purpose and legendary lightness of touch. Adam Gopnik
When Mandela was released from prison in 1990, Gordimer was one of the first people he wanted to see. Source: Internet