Quote of the day
The first duty towards children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that.
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)