A Quote by Nadine Gordimer

I don't think I am a citizen of the world; I am very much a citizen of my own country. But my own country is closely related to other parts of the world and influenced by what happens there.

Nadine Gordimer

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Nadine Gordimer
South African - Writer
Born: November 20, 1923

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