André Brink Book order (chronological)

An unforgettable story of a woman determined to find her freedom -- set in South Africa in 1830s, as slavery was about to be abolished. The masterpiece from the twice Booker-shortlisted author. This is what it means to be a slave: that everything is decided for you from out there. You just got to listen and do as they tell you. You don't say no. You don't ask questions. You just do what they tell you. But far in the back of your head you think: One day there must come a time when you got to say for yourself: This and that I shall do, this and that I shall not. Philida is the mother of four children by Francois Brink, the son of her master. The year is 1832 and the Cape is rife with rumours about the liberation of the slaves. Philida decides to risk her whole life by lodging a complaint against Francois, who has reneged on his promise to set her free. His father has ordered him to marry a white woman from a prominent Cape Town family, and Philida will be sold on to owners in the harsh country up north. Unwilling to accept this fate, Philida continues to test the limits of her freedom, and with the Muslim slave Labyn she sets off on a journey across the great wilderness on the banks of the Gariep River, to the far north of Cape Town. Philida is an unforgettable story of one woman's determination to survive and be free.

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.

In his early years, growing up on a Dutch farm in the deep interior of the southern African Cape, Cupido Cockroach became the greatest drinker, liar, fornicator and fighter of his region.

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.

As a small child in a wintry Bremen, Hanna dreams about the other side of silence, the place where the wind comes from and palm trees wave in the sun. schovat popis

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.

In this magical novel that re-imagines stories from nine generations of South African women, ”histories, half-truths, myths, and fables weave themselves around an exile’s return to a nation on the brink of political transformation” (Boston Sunday Globe).

Generationenübergreifende Saga einer Burenfamilie in Südafrika.

"On the surface "On the Contrary is a picaresque historical novel, in which 18th century adventurer Estienne Barbier graduates from seducing French wives to South African widows via a long and bruising association with the Dutch East India Company. Underneath [it] is about today's South Africa and the dilemmas facing people challenging the status quo." - "Sunday Telegraph

Belletristik : Südafrika (Republik)/Kap der Guten Hoffnung ; Abenteuer (1735).

Two men, both with South African roots, but with opposing political allegiances, take a conscious decision to use violence for their political ends. An act of terror triggers a remorseless pursuit that spans magnificent landscapes and squalid townships and leads into the violent past of Africa.

Banned for many years in the author's native South Africa, Looking On Darkness tells the story of black actor Joseph Malan as he awaits execution for the murder of his white lover.

"Schreiben ist meine Arena", sagte der südafrikanische Schriftsteller André Brink. Er kämpfte gegen die Politik der Apartheid, mit seinen Romanen – "Weiße Zeit der Dürre", "Nilpferdpeitsche" – und auch immer wieder mit Aufsätzen und Reden. Eine Sammlung dieser Texte, die zwischen 1967 und 1986 entstanden, wird hier vorgelegt. In diesen Texten stellt André Brink sich die Frage nach seinem Platz in der südafrikanischen Gesellschaft, er reflektiert die Rolle des Schriftstellers in einem autoritären Staat, er schreibt über Zensur, über die Bedeutung des Afrikaans, über Soweto, über Kultur und Apartheid, über den Schriftsteller, der eine Mauer des Schweigens überwinden muß. Das sind keine "theoretischen" Texte, denn Brink hat Bedrohung und Gefahr immer wieder am eigenen Leib erfahren.

Le héros d'André Brink est un écrivain qui, dans l'Afrique du Sud d'aujourd'hui, tente d'écrire un roman d'amour. Il va au fil des pages nous faire partager ses désirs et ses angoisses et cristalliser autour de ses héros, Philip Malan, le brillant professeur d'université et Mélissa, la trop jolie étudiante, ses rêves les plus secrets. C'est le roman dans le roman que nous fait découvrir André Brink. C'est au coeur même de la création qu'il nous conduit dans un éblouissant jeu de miroirs brisés dont les reflets se répercutent à l'infini. Peut-il y avoir une issue heureuse à l'histoire de Philip et de Mélissa? Les amants peuvent-ils s'aimer, l'écrivain peut-il écrire là où la liberté n'existe pas?

V centru vyprávění stojí skutečná událost z roku 1825 – nezdařená a bílými kolonisty krutě potlačená vzpoura hrstky otroků na farmách van der Merweů v Kapsku. Autor postupně předává slovo jednotlivým aktérům, do jejichž „hlasů“ se promítají tehdejší společenské poměry, úmysly a tužby.

Juhoafrický spisovateľ André brink v románe Chvíľa vo vetre uvádza čitateľa do exotického prostredia Južnej Afriky v prvej polovici osemnásteho storočia, keď Kapské Mesto bolo holandskou osadou. Z nej podniká švédsky bádateľ Erik Larsson s manželkou Elizabeth a sprievodom výpravu do juhoafrického vnútrozemia, expedícia sa končí neúspechom, rozdáva sa, Larsson zahynie, domorodí sprievodcovia ho opúšťajú a v divočine zostáva osamotená Elizabeth...

Román z Jihoafrické republiky je příběhem bílého učitele, který ztratí víru ve společenský pořádek své země, když pátrá po událostech kolem smrti dvou černochů, obětí násilí policie.

Helping to research her lover's film on the great plague, Andrea returns to Provence. Travelling with Mandia, a fellow South African and Black activist, helps Andrea put into perspective the more hedonistic elements of her new life. As the story unfolds in a landscape evoked with a breathtaking mastery, Andrea and Mandia confront the uneasy relationships which develop between themselves and their lovers. Their difficulties form an allegory for those faced by two disparate continents, as they undertake the process of reconciling Europe's past and Africa's present.

Román je príbeh Bena Du Toit, bieleho Juhoafričana, čo zájde priďaleko v pátraní po príčinách smrti Gordona Ngubeneho, čierneho Juhoafričana, ktorého zatkla bezpečnostná polícia a ktorý po týždni vo väzbe spáchal údajne samovraždu. Pravda, ktorú sa Du Toit usiluje nájsť, je nežiadúca,a čoskoro sa sám ocitá pod neľútostným tlakom bezpečnosti...

First edition ex-library hardcover with jacket in protective film covering. Upper leading corners and spine ends are slightly worn on jacket and hardcover. Stained and grubby page block, particularly severe on foot, but only visible on BEP and lower edge of FEP, which also has a stamp. No other signs of library markings; pages are clean and sound and text remains clear throughout. TS

Příběh černého herce čekajícího ve vězení v Kapském Městě na popravu za vraždu studentky z Anglie – své milenky.

Based on the lives of Elisabeth Larsson and Adam Mantoor

Ben du Toit is an ordinary, decent, harmless man, unremarkable in every way - until his sense of justice is outraged by the death of a man he has known. His friend died at the hands of the police. In the beginning it appears a straightforward matter, an unfortunate error that can be explained and put right. But as Ben investigates further he finds that his curiosity becomes labelled rebellion - and for a rebel there is no way back.

Winter in South Africa - a time of searing drought, angry stirrings in Soweto, and the shadow of the Angolan conflict cast across the scorched bush. Martin Mynhardt, a wealthy Afrikaner, plans a weekend at his old family farm. But his visit coincides with a time of crisis in his personal life. In a few days, the security of a lifetime is destroyed and, with only the uncertain values of his past to guide him, Mynhardt is left to face the wreckage of his future.