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Exploring themes of identity and social responsibility, the narrative delves into the protagonist's tumultuous relationship with their ancestry and activism. Through personal experiences of protest, police confrontations, and subversive acts, the story questions the significance of the past in shaping the present. It challenges the notion of personal accountability for one's heritage while emphasizing the importance of acknowledging history in contemporary society.
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Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black: And Other Stories, Nadine Gordimer
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- 2007
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- Title
- Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black: And Other Stories
- Subtitle
- And Other Stories
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nadine Gordimer
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Publisher
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN13
- 9780374109820
- Category
- Fiction
- Description
- Exploring themes of identity and social responsibility, the narrative delves into the protagonist's tumultuous relationship with their ancestry and activism. Through personal experiences of protest, police confrontations, and subversive acts, the story questions the significance of the past in shaping the present. It challenges the notion of personal accountability for one's heritage while emphasizing the importance of acknowledging history in contemporary society.