André Brink
André Philippus Brink was a South African novelist, essayist and poet. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and taught English at the University of Cape Town.
Background
- Born in
- Vrede
- Educated at
- North-West University
- Awards
- 🏆 Monismanien Prize🏆 Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize🏆 Prix Médicis étranger🏆 Order of Ikhamanga🏆 The Sunday Times Fiction Prize
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1935
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