{"product_id":"the-conservationist-book-by-nadine-gordimer","title":"The Conservationist book by Nadine Gordimer","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"bd6cei\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"49\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe Conservationist book by Nadine Gordimer\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"327\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Conservationist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eNadine Gordimer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a profound literary novel that examines race, land ownership, power, and belonging in apartheid-era South Africa. 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