IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 19, Issue 7, Ver. III (July. 2014), PP 171-180 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.org www.iosrjournals.org 171 | Page Dialogue with the Future and the Political Prophesy in Nadine Gardiner’s Novels 1 Dan Chima Amadi and 2 Amadi Appolonia Ifeyinwa 1,2 Directorate of General Studies, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State , Nigeria Abstract: Nadine Gordimer appears ahead of South African politics when she denounced the nation’s Apartheid policies and dehumanization of blacks. Both in campaigns and in her books, at home and abroad, her soul was with the black majority rule in South Africa. Although critics ruled that her political preoccupations were impinging on her art, Gordimer remained resolute. Critics were not comfortable with some of her contradictory roles like the moral stances in her novels and her atheistic disposition. Her inability to equate Zionism with Apartheid also unsettled her critics. But her post- Apartheid narratives show she is a century ahead of her detractors. Key Words: Apartheid, Art, critics, novels,blacks Critics who thought that Nadine Gordimer was finished with her post-Apartheid books were surprised with her publications of July‟s People and None To Accompany Me. For the two decade she campaigned against Apartheid lecturing in American Universities, the logical conclusion of his critics was that she would have nothing else to offer after the collapse of the policy. There is no question about her position on morality, but critics see her atheistic disposition as ambivalent. Although she is in the vanguard for the emancipation of women, she does not believe feminism should lose focus. For instance in 1984, she refused to accept “shortlisting” of her book for the Orange Prize because the award admitted entries of only female writers. Thus, she believes that women should fight for space in a neutral and competitive environment if the oppression of women must stop. This paper aspires to see the visionary and artistic aesthetics in the works of two of Nadine Gordime‟s novels, July‟s People and None to Accompany me and how her prophetic books have put her ahead of her critics. She joined the African National Congress while it was still proscribed and hid ANC leaders in her home to enable them escape government arrest. She traveled extensively all over the world, campaigning against apartheid and its recriminating policies. Gordimer fought spiritedly against censorship and state control of information. She objected to her work being aired by the South African Broadcasting Corporation because it was maintained by the apartheid government. Nadine Gordimer has been very active in the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa. She was critical of the then South African president, Thabo Mbeki, for his handling of the AIDS matters in that country. On the foreign scene, she carried her campaign against discrimination in the United States. With six other Nobel Prize winners, they wrote warning the US not to destabilize Cuba in 2005 when Fidel Castro took ill. Another seeming contradiction in her life was that Gordimer did not see Zionism as equivalent to apartheid when she urged her friend, Susan Sontag, not to accept an award from the Israeli government. I. Introduction Some critics believe some of Gordimer‟s positions are sometimes ambiguous. For instance, it is difficult to reconcile the moral stances in her books with her atheistic disposition, although she is not known to be very active in atheist organizations. Then, in 1998, she refused to accept “short listing” for the Orange prize because the award admitted entries of only female writers. II. Her Works Gordimer‟s preoccupation in her works deals with the issues of love and politics and the racial problem as they relate to South Africa. She does not believe political power is out to address the people‟s problem unless it is anchored on truth. Her characters are often ordinary people who traverse the difficult terrain of life by encountering arduous choices and appearing ambiguous. For her, the individual has a hand in shaping his destiny. She sees beliefs and organizations as obstacles that could be dismantled if need be. Her other works include A World of Strangers (1958), Occasion for Loving (1963), A Guest of Honour (1971), which won the James Tail Black Memorial Prize, The Conservationist (1974), The Late Bourgeois World (1966), The Burger‟s Daughter (1979), My Son‟s Story (1990) and A Sport of Nature (1987).