The story of my son

Author: Nadine Gordimer
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Publish Date: 1998-09-01
Features: "My Son's Story" is a work written by Nadine Gordimer in 1990. The novel is entirely told from the perspective of a black South African boy, depicting the reality of South Africa. Will, the son of a black activist named Sonny, accidentally discovers that his revered and beloved father is watching a movie with a white woman, leading to suspicion and resentment. This casts a shadow over the originally harmonious and warm family. Sonny loses his son's love. Daughter Bephi, unable to bear the unique atmosphere of the family and the harsh social reality, attempts suicide but later crosses the border to join a freedom fighter group. His wife later also becomes a revolutionary comrade, but the rift between them can never be fully healed. It is both a family tragedy and a social tragedy.