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When the conspiracy of lies surrounding me demands of me to silence the one word of truth given to me, that word becomes the one word I wish to utter above all others.

André Brink

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André Brink

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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:
  1. A Dry White Season (1979)
  2. Rumours of Rain (1978)
  3. Imaginings of Sand (1996)
  4. The rights of desire (2000)
  5. Kennis van die aand (1973)

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