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André Brink

Born

in Vrede, South Africa

May 29, 1935

Died

February 06, 2015

Genre

Fiction

Influences

Sixties, The Institute of Politics ...more

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André Philippus Brink was a South African novelist. He wrote in Afrikaans and English and was until his retirement a Professor of English Literature at the University of Cape Town.

In the 1960s, he and Breyten Breytenbach were key figures in the Afrikaans literary movement known as Die Sestigers ("The Sixty-ers"). These writers sought to use Afrikaans as a language to speak against the apartheid government, and also to bring into Afrikaans literature the influence of contemporary English and French trends. His novel Kennis van die aand (1973) was the first Afrikaans book to be banned by the South African government.

Brink's early novels were often concerned with the apartheid policy. His final works engaged new issues raised by life in postap ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 12,962 ratings · 1,346 reviews · 119 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Dry White Season 4.07 avg rating — 4,562 ratings — published 1979 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philida 3.58 avg rating — 1,476 ratings — published 2012 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Instant in the Wind 4.06 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 1975	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other Side Of Silence 3.82 avg rating — 546 ratings — published 1982 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devil's Valley: A Darkly Humorous Literary Mystery Where Grotesque Reality and Supernatural Secrets Collide 3.91 avg rating — 519 ratings — published 1998 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Chain of Voices 4.14 avg rating — 477 ratings — published 1982 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rumours Of Rain 3.95 avg rating — 485 ratings — published 1978 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imaginings of Sand 3.83 avg rating — 477 ratings — published 1995 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	الباب الأزرق by André Brink, أحمد شافعي (Goodreads Author) (ترجمة) 3.16 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking on Darkness 4.09 avg rating — 365 ratings — published 1973 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In love, no question is ever preposterous.”
― Andre Brink, Before I Forget

tags: love

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“My library was -- all libraries are -- a place of ultimate refuge, a wild and sacred space where meanings are manageable precisely because they aren't binding; and where illusion is comfortingly real.”
― André Brink

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“To respect the dignity of a relationship also implies accepting the end when it comes. Except in my mind, except in my dreams, where the aftertaste of her still lingers.”
― Andre Brink, Before I Forget

tags: acceptance, endings, relationships

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What frequently challenged or banned book (or book about censorship) for adults/with adult themes should we read in December 2014 and January 2015?

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You to Read by Tim C. Leedom

22 votes, 20.4%

A Dry White Season by André Brink

19 votes, 17.6%

Private Parts by Howard Stern

10 votes, 9.3%

Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle

3 votes, 2.8%

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