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Did Gordimer receive any honorary degrees?

  • Yes

  • No

  • She didn't believe in honorary degrees

  • It's not clear

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Yes, Gordimer received several honorary degrees. She received honorary doctorates from the University of Leeds in 1971, the University of Bristol in 1977, the University of Cambridge in 1980, the University of Oxford in 1983, and the University of Cape Town in 1985. She was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991.
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