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Who is the author of the short story “Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black”?​
Question

Who is the author of the short story “Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black”?

A.

J.M. Coetzee

B.

Nadine Gordimer

C.

Andre Brink

D.

Bessie Head

Correct option is B

Explanation:

The short story “Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black” is written by Nadine gordimer, the South African novelist and Nobel laureate.In this collection of new stories, Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black , Nadine Gordimer crosses the frontiers of politics, memory, sexuality, and love with the fearless insight that is the hallmark of her writing.



Information Booster:

  1. Nadine Gordimer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991.
  2. Her works often explore the themes of exile, alienation and power relations.
  3. The collection Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black contains stories focused on themes of power, nostalgia, sexuality and passion.
  4. Gordimer is renowned for novels like July's people and Burger's Daughter.

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