Nadine Gordimer advocates book over screen for the imagination - and Africa
Nobel laureate defends printed word and calls for libraries in shanty towns in Hamelin lecture at Guardian Hay festival
Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer, one of South Africa's most distinguished literary figures and a veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, has mounted a passionate defence of the printed book against the onslaught of technology.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Sunday, 30 May, 2010
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