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André Philippus Brink OIS (29 May 1935 – 6 February 2015) was a South African novelist, essayist and poet. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and taught English at the University of Cape Town .
A biography of André Brink, one of South Africa's most distinguished writers, who challenged apartheid and wrote in both Afrikaans and English. Learn about his novels, essays, awards and critical perspective.
- Vrede, South Africa
Jul 19, 1998 · André Philippus Brink (born May 29, 1935, Vrede, South Africa—died February 6, 2015, in an airplane traveling from the Netherlands to South Africa) was a South African writer whose novels, which he wrote in Afrikaans and English versions, often criticized the South African government.
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Feb 7, 2015 · André Brink, a towering South African literary presence for decades whose work in English and Afrikaans fell afoul of apartheid-era censors, died Friday, South African news reports said, citing...
Feb 17, 2015 · André Brink, who died on February 6th at the age of seventy-nine, chose to live and write as the restless conscience of his people.
André Brink was born in Vrede, South Africa. The author of several highly acclaimed novels, he is one of South Africa's most prominent writers. His novels include A Dry White Season, Imaginings of Sand, The Rights of Desire, The Other Side of Silence and Philida.
South African author and outspoken critic of apartheid André Brink has died aged 79 while on a flight home from Belgium.
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