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Author Nadine Gordimer attacked | Author Nadine Gordimer attacked |
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Former Booker winner and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, Nadine Gordimer, has been attacked at her home in South Africa. | Former Booker winner and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, Nadine Gordimer, has been attacked at her home in South Africa. |
Gordimer, 83, was assaulted when three men broke into her home in Johannesburg on Thursday, taking cash and jewellery. | Gordimer, 83, was assaulted when three men broke into her home in Johannesburg on Thursday, taking cash and jewellery. |
The author, who was locked in a store room with her maid while the burglars fled the scene, did not receive any serious injuries. | The author, who was locked in a store room with her maid while the burglars fled the scene, did not receive any serious injuries. |
Police spokesman Sergeant Sanku Tsunke said no arrests had been made. | Police spokesman Sergeant Sanku Tsunke said no arrests had been made. |
Despite demands to hand over her jewellery, Gordimer refused to part with her wedding ring from her marriage to art dealer Reinhold Cassirer, who died in 2001. | Despite demands to hand over her jewellery, Gordimer refused to part with her wedding ring from her marriage to art dealer Reinhold Cassirer, who died in 2001. |
The author, who is well-known for her anti-apartheid works, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1991. | The author, who is well-known for her anti-apartheid works, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1991. |
Several of her novels, which include The Conservationist and July's People, were banned under the apartheid regime. | Several of her novels, which include The Conservationist and July's People, were banned under the apartheid regime. |
Her most recent work, Get A Life, was long-listed for the 2006 Booker prize. | Her most recent work, Get A Life, was long-listed for the 2006 Booker prize. |