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| Author | André Brink |
|---|---|
| Original title | ’n Droë wit seisoen |
| Language | Afrikaans English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | August 1979 (Afr) September 1979 (Eng) |
| Publisher | Taurus |
| Publication place | South Africa |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 261 (Afr) 336 (Eng) |
| ISBN | 9780620040242 |
A Dry White Season (Afrikaans: ’n Droë wit seisoen) is a novel written by Afrikaner novelist André Brink and first published by Taurus in 1979. The title quotes a line from the struggle poem For Don M. - Banned by Mongane Wally Serote.[1] The novel focuses on the death during detention of a man wrongly suspected of being a black activist.[2] The novel challenges apartheid, depicting the transformation of a ruling class Afrikaner's opposition to the governing white supremacist regime.[3] The novel was initially banned in South Africa, though Brink had managed to get 3,000 copies published through an underground press.[3]
The novel was adapted into a 1989 film which starred Donald Sutherland, Zakes Mokae and Susan Sarandon. The film was subsequently banned in South Africa.[4]
- ^ "A Giant of Literature: Mongane Wally Serote Pays Tribute to Andre Brink".
- ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (7 February 2015). "André Brink, anti-apartheid novelist and campaigner, dies aged 79". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ a b Goodwin, June. "Novel for foreigners who want to understand the Afrikaner; A Dry White Season, by Andre Brink. New York: William Morrow & Co. $10.95". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "A Dry White Season," Chicago Sun-Times (Sept. 22, 1989).