Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
André Brink
Born: May 29, 1935
Died: February 6, 2015 (aged 79)
Bio: André Philippus Brink was a South African novelist. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and was a Professor of English at the University of Cape Town.
Known for:
- A Dry White Season (1979)
- Rumours of Rain (1978)
- Imaginings of Sand (1996)
- The rights of desire (2000)
- Kennis van die aand (1973)







