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André Brink (1935-2015) was a South African novelist, essayist and poet who wrote in both Afrikaans and English. He was a prominent dissident voice against apartheid and a pioneer of literary modernism in Afrikaans literature.
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
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...
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.
Feb 8, 2015 · 1935-2015: André Philippus Brink, the celebrated novelist, academic and critic of apartheid, died on Friday on a flight back to South Africa from Belgium, where he had received an...
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South African author and outspoken critic of apartheid André Brink has died aged 79 while on a flight home from Belgium.
