This Day in History: May 29, 1935
Additional Date: May 29, 1935
South African novelist, Andre Phillipus Brink was born on 29 May 1935. Brink obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature at the University of Potchefstroom in 1955. 1n 1958 he earned his Masters in Literature and in 1959, his Masters in Afrikaans and Dutch literature.
In the 1960s, Brink, Ingrid Jonker and Breyten Breytenbach were part of the Afrikaans literary movement, Die Sestigers ("The Sixty-ers"). The group used literature to speak up against Apartheid and to bring about a European influence to Afrikaans literature. This saw some of Brink and his contemporaries’ books being banned by the Apartheid government. Some of his most notable works include: A Dry White Season, An Act of Terror and The Other Side of Silence.