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Like much of Gordimer's work, The Conservationist starts out slowly, but draws the reader into its intricacy with its exploration of the human mind and the development of human relationships.
The main character of the book, Mehring, is a wealthy businessman who owns a farm in the veld, mostly just to be able to says he owns the farm. His relationships are probed in the book... including relationships with his teenage son, his mistress (who is somewhat of a liberal supporting equality for the South African blacks.) Gordimer is most adept at exposing some of the hypocrisy inherent in these people's dealings.
Gordimer writes some of the most powerful passages I have ever read, including the following: "Change the world but keep bits of it the way I like it for myself-- who wouldn't make the world over if it were to be as easy as that. to keep anything the way you like it for yourself you have to have the stomach to ignore-- dead and hidden- whatever intrudes. Those for whom life is cheapest recognize that."
Taken out of context perhaps this comment does not have the same impact, but it is an invitation to read the book. And all of Gordimer's other works which are equally as important and moving.
Gordimer captures the mental framework of someone who feels little or nothing for the misfortunes of others. What is interesting for the reader is that it requires an effort to step out of his mind and see his thoughts and behavior for what they are -- insensitive, self-serving, and at times brutal.
Gordimer finds him at a time in his life when he is middle-aged and living alone, no longer married, his grown son estranged from him, and his mistress not all that endeared to him. While money, property, and influence keep him at a safe distance from the political troubles slowly encroaching on his private world, Gordimer reveals his physical and emotional isolation. His defense is to cut his losses and retreat even farther into his solitary world. It's a fascinating, well-written character study.
Like much of Gordimer's work, The Conservationist starts out slowly, but draws the reader into its intricacy with its exploration of the human mind and the development of human relationships.
The main character of the book, Mehring, is a wealthy businessman who owns a farm in the veld, mostly just to be able to says he owns the farm. His relationships are probed in the book... including relationships with his teenage son, his mistress (who is somewhat of a liberal supporting equality for the South African blacks.) Gordimer is most adept at exposing some of the hypocrisy inherent in these people's dealings.
Gordimer writes some of the most powerful passages I have ever read, including the following: "Change the world but keep bits of it the way I like it for myself-- who wouldn't make the world over if it were to be as easy as that. to keep anything the way you like it for yourself you have to have the stomach to ignore-- dead and hidden- whatever intrudes. Those for whom life is cheapest recognize that."
Taken out of context perhaps this comment does not have the same impact, but it is an invitation to read the book. And all of Gordimer's other works which are equally as important and moving.
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