André Philippus BrinkOIS (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.[1][2]
During his stay, he came across an undeniable fact that changed his mind forever: black students were treated on an equal social basis with other students. Back in South Africa, he became one of the most prominent of young Afrikaans writers, along with the novelist Etienne Leroux and the poet Breyten Breytenbach, to challenge the apartheid policy of the National party through his writings. During a second journey in France between 1967 and 1968, he hardened his political position against Apartheid and began writing both in Afrikaans and English to enlarge his audience and outplay the censure he was facing in his native country at the time.
Indeed, his novel Kennis van die aand (1973) was the first Afrikaans book to be banned by the South African government.[3] André Brink translated Kennis van die aand into English and published it abroad as Looking on Darkness. This was his first self-translation.[4] After that, André Brink wrote his works simultaneously in English and Afrikaans.[5] In 1975, he obtained his PhD in Literature at Rhodes University.
In 2008, in an echo of a scene from his novel A Chain of Voices, his family was beset by tragedy, when his nephew Adri Brink was murdered in front of his wife and children in their Gauteng home.[6]
Brink died on a flight from Amsterdam to South Africa, having visited Belgium to receive an honorary doctorate from the Belgian Francophone Université Catholique de Louvain.[7] He was married five times. Brink's son, Anton Brink, is an artist.[8]
The Other Side of Silence (Anderkant die Stilte) (2002)
Before I Forget (2004)
The Other Side of Silence (2004)
Praying Mantis (2005)
The Blue Door (2006)
Other Lives (2008)
Philida (2012)
Memoirsedit
A Fork in the Road (2009)
Essaysedit
Languages of the Novel: A Lover's Reflections (1998)
See alsoedit
Evarcha brinki, a South African jumping spider, named after Brink in 2011
Notesedit
^Cowell, Alan (7 February 2015). "André Brink, South African Literary Lion, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^"André Brink - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^Brink, André (11 September 2010). "A Long Way From Mandela's Kitchen". New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2012. One of my novels had the dubious distinction of being the first book in Afrikaans to be banned under apartheid.
^Brink, André (2003): "English and the Afrikaans Writer" in: Steven G. Kellman Switching languages. Translingual writers reflect on their craft. University of Nebraska Press, p. 218.
^. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^For better or worse The Economist. 12 February 2009 Between staying and going The Economist. 25 September 2008
^Thorpe, Vanessa (7 February 2015). "André Brink, anti-apartheid novelist and campaigner, dies aged 79". The Observer. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^"anton brink". South African Artists. from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
^"The Booker Prize 1978". The Man Booker Prize. 1978. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^Carolyn Turgeon, "A Dry White Season" at encyclopedia.com.
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Andre 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 1 2 Andre BrinkOISBrink in Lyon 2007BornAndre Philippus Brink 1935 05 29 29 May 1935Vrede South AfricaDied6 February 2015 2015 02 06 aged 79 on a flight from Amsterdam Netherlands to South AfricaOccupationWriterLanguageAfrikaans EnglishAlma materUniversity of Potchefstroom Sorbonne UniversityNotable worksA Dry White Season An Act of Terror A Chain of Voices In the 1960s Brink Ingrid Jonker Etienne Leroux and Breyten Breytenbach were key figures in the significant Afrikaans dissident intellectual and literary movement known as Die Sestigers The Sixty ers These writers sought to expose the Afrikaner people to world literature to use the Afrikaans language to speak out against the extreme Afrikaner nationalist and white supremacist National Party controlled government and also to introduce literary modernism postmodernist literature magic realism and other global trends into Afrikaans literature While Andre Brink s early novels were especially concerned with his own opposition to apartheid his later work engaged the new questions of life in South Africa since the end of National Party rule in 1994 Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Novels 2 2 Memoirs 2 3 Essays 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksBiography editBrink was born in Vrede in the Free State Brink moved to Lydenburg where he matriculated at Hoerskool Lydenburg in 1952 with seven distinctions the second student from the then Transvaal to achieve this feat and studied Afrikaans literature in the Potchefstroom University of South Africa His immense attachment with literature carried him to France from 1959 to 1961 where he got his degree from Sorbonne University at Paris in comparative literature During his stay he came across an undeniable fact that changed his mind forever black students were treated on an equal social basis with other students Back in South Africa he became one of the most prominent of young Afrikaans writers along with the novelist Etienne Leroux and the poet Breyten Breytenbach to challenge the apartheid policy of the National party through his writings During a second journey in France between 1967 and 1968 he hardened his political position against Apartheid and began writing both in Afrikaans and English to enlarge his audience and outplay the censure he was facing in his native country at the time Indeed his novel Kennis van die aand 1973 was the first Afrikaans book to be banned by the South African government 3 Andre Brink translated Kennis van die aand into English and published it abroad as Looking on Darkness This was his first self translation 4 After that Andre Brink wrote his works simultaneously in English and Afrikaans 5 In 1975 he obtained his PhD in Literature at Rhodes University In 2008 in an echo of a scene from his novel A Chain of Voices his family was beset by tragedy when his nephew Adri Brink was murdered in front of his wife and children in their Gauteng home 6 Brink died on a flight from Amsterdam to South Africa having visited Belgium to receive an honorary doctorate from the Belgian Francophone Universite Catholique de Louvain 7 He was married five times Brink s son Anton Brink is an artist 8 Works editFurther information af Andre P Brink Novels edit nbsp Andre BrinkThe Ambassador Looking on Darkness 1973 An Instant in the Wind 1975 shortlisted for the Booker Prize Rumours of Rain 1978 shortlisted for the Booker Prize 9 A Dry White Season 1979 Martin Luther King Memorial Prize 10 A Chain of Voices 1982 The Wall of the Plague States of Emergency 1989 An Act of Terror 1992 The First Life of Adamastor 1993 On the Contrary 1994 Imaginings of Sand 1996 Devil s Valley 1998 The Rights of Desire 2000 The Other Side of Silence Anderkant die Stilte 2002 Before I Forget 2004 The Other Side of Silence 2004 Praying Mantis 2005 The Blue Door 2006 Other Lives 2008 Philida 2012 Memoirs edit A Fork in the Road 2009 Essays edit Languages of the Novel A Lover s Reflections 1998 See also editEvarcha brinki a South African jumping spider named after Brink in 2011Notes edit Cowell Alan 7 February 2015 Andre Brink South African Literary Lion Dies at 79 The New York Times Retrieved 30 April 2015 Andre Brink Literature literature britishcouncil org Retrieved 8 July 2020 Brink Andre 11 September 2010 A Long Way From Mandela s Kitchen New York Times Retrieved 15 October 2012 One of my novels had the dubious distinction of being the first book in Afrikaans to be banned under apartheid Brink Andre 2003 English and the Afrikaans Writer in Steven G Kellman Switching languages Translingual writers reflect on their craft University of Nebraska Press p 218 A Chain of Voices review Archived from the original on 15 September 2009 Retrieved 14 June 2010 For better or worse The Economist 12 February 2009Between staying and going The Economist 25 September 2008 Thorpe Vanessa 7 February 2015 Andre Brink anti apartheid novelist and campaigner dies aged 79 The Observer Retrieved 14 February 2015 anton brink South African Artists Archived from the original on 18 June 2008 Retrieved 27 June 2008 The Booker Prize 1978 The Man Booker Prize 1978 Retrieved 30 April 2015 Carolyn Turgeon A Dry White Season at encyclopedia com External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andre Brink Andre Brink at British Council Literature Andre Brink at the Internet Book List Andre Brink Archived 9 December 2012 at archive today on Books LIVE Hope Christopher 31 January 2009 Traitor to the Tribe The Guardian Retrieved 2 June 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andre Brink amp oldid 1219094723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
