Dieser südafrikanische Romanautor, der sowohl auf Afrikaans als auch auf Englisch schrieb, war eine Schlüsselfigur der literarischen Bewegung Die Sestigers. Diese Bewegung zielte darauf ab, Afrikaans als Sprache des Protests gegen die Apartheid-Regierung zu nutzen und gleichzeitig zeitgenössische englische und französische literarische Einflüsse zu integrieren. Brinks frühe Romane befassten sich häufig mit den allgegenwärtigen Apartheid-Politiken, während seine späteren Werke sich mit den komplexen Problemen des post-apartheidzeitlichen Südafrikas auseinandersetzten. Er scheute sich nicht, kontroverse Themen anzusprechen, und seine Werke gehörten zu den ersten afrikaansen Büchern, die staatlicher Zensur ausgesetzt waren.
Francois has reneged on his promise to set her free and his father has ordered him to marry a white woman from a prominent family, selling Philida on to owners in the harsh country in the north. Unwilling to accept this fate, Philida tests the limits of her freedom by setting off on a journey.
This is Andre Brink's story of a life lived in tumultuous times. He describes with searing honesty his conflicting experiences of growing up in a world where innocence was always surrounded by violence and storytelling was a means of reconciling the stark contrasts of his world.
In just one morning, he forgot who he was...Three provocative and interconnected stories from one of the world's greatest living writers:A white painter in Africa comes to his studio in the afternoon. On his doorstep, he sees a woman with curly hair and a dark complexion. He has never seen her before, but she embraces him. As he steps past her, two strange children rush to his feet yelling "Daddy!" This family welcomes him home, but he knows none of them.On the other side of Cape Town, a white man pulls himself out of bed and toward his mirror, where he is confronted by his suddenly black face.A concert pianist falls passionately in love with the celebrated singer he works beside, but cannot bring himself to touch her, until one night they sit down to eat dinner, and look up to see themselves surrounded by armed men.
As startling and powerful as when first published more than two decades ago, André Brink's classic novel, A Dry White Season, is an unflinching and unforgettable look at racial intolerance, the human condition, and the heavy price of morality.Ben Du Toit is a white schoolteacher in suburban Johannesburg in a dark time of intolerance and state-sanctioned apartheid. A simple, apolitical man, he believes in the essential fairness of the South African government and its policies—until the sudden arrest and subsequent "suicide" of a black janitor from Du Toit's school. Haunted by new questions and desperate to believe that the man's death was a tragic accident, Du Toit undertakes an investigation into the terrible affair—a quest for the truth that will have devastating consequences for the teacher and his family, as it draws him into a lethal morass of lies, corruption, and murder.
Eine große Stimme Afrikas Im Jahr 1760 kommt auf einer Farm im Herzen Südafrikas unter seltsamen Umständen ein Kind zur Welt. Der Säugling stirbt kurz nach der Geburt. Doch als die Landarbeiter ihn nach traditioneller Art bestatten wollen, zeigt sich plötzlich eine Gottesanbeterin auf dem leblosen Bündel. Kurz darauf atmet der Junge wieder. Das ist der mystische Beginn des Lebens von Kupido, dem ersten eingeborenen Missionar Südafrikas. Ein meisterhafter Roman von einem der wichtigsten Autoren Südafrikas.
Chris Minaar is a distinguished South African writer, an old writer, but a writer who has lost whatever gift he had for writing. It is on New Year's Eve, courtesy of his stalled car, that he meets Rachel, a young sculptress who becomes the great love of his life, a love greater for being unfulfilled.
Ruben Oliver's life is coming adrift from its moorings. He has been obliged to take early retirement from his job as a librarian due to 'rationalisation' and the new political realities of South Africa. His wife has died. One of his sons has settled in Australia, the other is about to emigrate to Canada while trying to persuade Ruben that it is too dangerous to remain. The only constants are his old family home, haunted by the ghost of a young slave woman; and his housekeeper, Magrieta, with whom he has a shared history that goes back more than half his life.When Tessa Butler comes out of the rain one night in response to an advertisement for a lodger, Ruben is captivated by her. She restores passion to his life, but brings with her a turbulent past.
A reporter in South Africa discovers a lost valley whose inhabitants continue to practice apartheid. They are the descendants of an 1880s fundamentalist Christian sect and they have managed to maintain their isolation by murdering visitors. A satire on Afrikaner culture by the author of A Dry White Season.
„Einfühlsam und packend.“ NZZ Inhalt: Nach Jahren der Erniedrigung in einem Bremer Waisenhaus wandert Hanna nach Deutsch-Südwestafrika aus. Doch statt der erhofften Freiheit erfährt sie dort nur Gewalt und Ablehnung. Bis sie schließlich ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand nimmt. Ein erschütterndes Kapitel der deutschen Kolonialgeschichte vom wichtigsten Romancier Südafrikas erzählt. André Brink wurde mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet, u. a. mit dem „Prix Médicis Etranger“ „Ich habe durch Sie die Welt ein bisschen besser verstehen gelernt“ Nelson Mandela über André Brink „Ein Roman, der einen Sog ausübt - gut recherchiert und imaginiert.“ Hamburger Abendblatt Belletristik