Andre Brink

André Philippus Brink (born on 29 May 1935 in Vrede) is a South African novelist. He writes in Afrikaans and English and is a Professor of English at the University of Cape Town.

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29 May - 1935 - Vrede - South Africa - Novel - Afrikaans - English - University of Cape Town

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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.

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1960s - Breyten Breytenbach - Afrikaans - Apartheid - Afrikaans literature - English - French

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His novel Kennis van die aand (1973) was the first Afrikaans book to be banned by the South African government.

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Initially, André Brink's oeuvre was mainly concerned with the apartheid policy. His more recent work is generally regarded as postcolonial.

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