Blogs about: Andre Brink
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Sins of the fathers
Andre Brink’s memoir has generally been negatively reviewed in British media (including an odd review by R W Johnson). The latest is Adam Mars-Jones in The Guardian who suggests its all about Br… more →
Africa is a Country
We’re All Meat Puppets After All
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scar wrote 3 weeks ago: Sometimes I prefer cyberspace to meatspace. After I finished writing that little lot, I logged on, … more →
Africa: A Grand Setting for the Movies
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jmmnewaov2 wrote 1 month ago: For the longest time, we’ve been visiting various Pacific and Asian beach resorts with the hopes of … more →
Stellar South African Writers to Visit Hong Kong
thedragonspearl wrote 5 months ago: Top South African writers André Brink, Mandla Langa and Nobel Prize winner, Nadine Gordimer, are set … more →
A Night of Springfields
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Harry Reginald wrote 5 months ago: I like my Sundays to be Harry time, generally in the company of an author at a restaurant. This week … more →
André Brink - The Rights of Desire
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verbivore wrote 6 months ago: Before I go back to Shirley Hazzard’s The Transit of Venus, I’ll pause today to write about the book … more →
new discoveries - André Brink and Shirley Hazzard
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verbivore wrote 7 months ago: I have a few too many books going at once right now, but two in particular are proving to be wonderf … more →
A Fork in the Road: André Brink on Ingrid Jonker
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Michelle wrote 7 months ago: “Until recently, I have chosen not to be drawn into discussions or evocations of her life, … more →
Sins of the fathers
Sean wrote 9 months ago: Andre Brink’s memoir has generally been negatively reviewed in British media (including an odd … more →
R W Johnson has opinions
Sean wrote 9 months ago: Inside South Africa no one takes R W Johnson seriously, yet he is the go-to man for a number of Brit … more →
Brink Ambition
Sean wrote 10 months ago: “… The cover-quote [for Andre Brink's Autobiography, A Fork in the Road] gives the clue … more →
Christopher Hope reviews André Brink's A Fork in the Road in The Guardian
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Michelle wrote 10 months ago: “The real kick in this book comes last. After supporting all his life the vision of a bett … more →
Before I Forget
jesseblair wrote 11 months ago: I’ve just finished a beautiful novel that I think my erotica friends might enjoy—BEFORE I FORG … more →
2 days of Thankfulness: a little bit of home, far from it
lucindatikwart wrote 11 months ago: I am at the opposite end of the world, and there’s no mistaking it. Freezing my bits off at -2 … more →
Marlon Brando...Character Assassination. Dry White Season!
Julian Ayrs wrote 1 year ago: What was to be a celebratory occasion – the screening of the powerful feature (A Dry White Se … more →
