The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

Nadine Gordimer

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Seeking the truth Nature of truth Truth

Author

Nadine Gordimer

Source

A Bolter and the Invincible Summer

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Writer

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South Africa Africa

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Gordimer, Nadine. "Leaving School—II." London Magazine, May 1963.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." 16 Apr. 1963.

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Such truth as opposeth no man's profit nor pleasure is to all men welcome.

Thomas Hobbes

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Genre
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Time
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Original Citation

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