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A Dry White Season by André Brink (Book Analysis)

A Dry White Season by André Brink (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280801036862EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of A Dry White Season by André Brink. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and the historical context of the fight against apartheid in South Africa. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 62-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of André Brink Presentation of A Dry White Season Summary of A Dry White Season Character study Ben Du Toit Gordon Ngubene Emily Ngubene Susan Du Toit Suzette Stanley Makhaya Melanie Bruwer Phil Bruwer Stolz Analysis of A Dry White Season The historical context A novel in step with current events Two separate worlds The theme of solitude Historical and literary ambition About A Dry White Season A Dry White Season was first published in English and Afrikaans in South Africa in 1979, but was immediately banned by the country’s government upon its release. However, Brink was undeterred, and had the book published abroad later that year, which led to it being translated into several other languages and winning a number of prestigious awards, including the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize. It focuses on a white teacher called Ben Du Toit, whose comfortable middle-class life is thrown into chaos when he decides to investigate the suspicious deaths of a black man and his son while in police custody. A film adaptation of A Dry White Season was released in 1989. About André Brink André Brink was a South African teacher, writer and social activist of Afrikaner descent. Although he was born into a privileged family, his time at a French university proved a formative experience, and convinced him of the inherent injustice of the apartheid system which was in place in South Africa at that time. He was one of the first Afrikaans-language writers to openly challenge the apartheid regime through his work, which resulted in many of his novels being banned by the government. He died in 2015 on a flight from the Netherlands to Cape Town after receiving an honorary doctorate from a Belgian university.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of A Dry White Season by André Brink. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and the historical context of the fight against apartheid in South Africa. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 62-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of André Brink Presentation of A Dry White Season Summary of A Dry White Season Character study Ben Du Toit Gordon Ngubene Emily Ngubene Susan Du Toit Suzette Stanley Makhaya Melanie Bruwer Phil Bruwer Stolz Analysis of A Dry White Season The historical context A novel in step with current events Two separate worlds The theme of solitude Historical and literary ambition About A Dry White Season A Dry White Season was first published in English and Afrikaans in South Africa in 1979, but was immediately banned by the country’s government upon its release. However, Brink was undeterred, and had the book published abroad later that year, which led to it being translated into several other languages and winning a number of prestigious awards, including the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize. It focuses on a white teacher called Ben Du Toit, whose comfortable middle-class life is thrown into chaos when he decides to investigate the suspicious deaths of a black man and his son while in police custody. A film adaptation of A Dry White Season was released in 1989. About André Brink André Brink was a South African teacher, writer and social activist of Afrikaner descent. Although he was born into a privileged family, his time at a French university proved a formative experience, and convinced him of the inherent injustice of the apartheid system which was in place in South Africa at that time. He was one of the first Afrikaans-language writers to openly challenge the apartheid regime through his work, which resulted in many of his novels being banned by the government. He died in 2015 on a flight from the Netherlands to Cape Town after receiving an honorary doctorate from a Belgian university.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of A Dry White Season by André Brink. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and the historical context of the fight against apartheid in South Africa. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 62-page reading guide...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of A Dry White Season by André Brink. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and the historical context of the fight against apartheid in South Africa. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 62-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of André Brink
  • Presentation of A Dry White Season
  • Summary of A Dry White Season
  • Character study
    • Ben Du Toit
    • Gordon Ngubene
    • Emily Ngubene
    • Susan Du Toit
    • Suzette
    • Stanley Makhaya
    • Melanie Bruwer
    • Phil Bruwer
    • Stolz
  • Analysis of A Dry White Season
    • The historical context
    • A novel in step with current events
    • Two separate worlds
    • The theme of solitude
    • Historical and literary ambition

About A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season was first published in English and Afrikaans in South Africa in 1979, but was immediately banned by the country’s government upon its release. However, Brink was undeterred, and had the book published abroad later that year, which led to it being translated into several other languages and winning a number of prestigious awards, including the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize. It focuses on a white teacher called Ben Du Toit, whose comfortable middle-class life is thrown into chaos when he decides to investigate the suspicious deaths of a black man and his son while in police custody. A film adaptation of A Dry White Season was released in 1989.

About André Brink

André Brink was a South African teacher, writer and social activist of Afrikaner descent. Although he was born into a privileged family, his time at a French university proved a formative experience, and convinced him of the inherent injustice of the apartheid system which was in place in South Africa at that time. He was one of the first Afrikaans-language writers to openly challenge the apartheid regime through his work, which resulted in many of his novels being banned by the government. He died in 2015 on a flight from the Netherlands to Cape Town after receiving an honorary doctorate from a Belgian university.

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9782808010368

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Plurilingua Publishing

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62

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