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Nadine Gordimer - A Flash of Fireflies

Alice Krige

Gemma Jenkins

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During apartheid, a visiting Austrian geologist falls foul of the Immorality Act.

During apartheid in South Africa, a visiting Austrian geologist falls foul of the Immorality Act. Read by Alice Krige.

Marking Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer's death in July, the second of three stories from her remarkable career as a writer and political activist.

In this story of forbidden love, set during apartheid in South Africa and first published in 1975, an Austrian geologist falls foul of the country's Immorality Act.

Read by Alice Krige
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.

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