{"product_id":"n-droe-wit-seisoen-andre-p-brink-2005","title":"'n Droë wit seisoen by André P. Brink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'n Droë wit seisoen (Afrikaans Anti-Apartheid Classic in Wrappers)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndré P. Brink's Landmark Afrikaans Novel of One Man's Awakening to the Injustice of Apartheid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 'n Droë wit seisoen: roman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e André P. Brink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Human \u0026amp; Rousseau, Kaapstad Pretoria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 079814520X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated card wrappers (paperback), perfect bound, with a yellow spine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback) format.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afrikaans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The illustrated card wrappers, with a landscape photograph, are clean and bright, with sharp corners and a clean yellow spine that sits straight. The edges are clean. A bookshop price sticker with a barcode is affixed to the lower right of the back cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean, with no foxing or markings. The binding is tight. No inscriptions, stamps or ex-library marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'n Droë wit seisoen (\"A Dry White Season\") is André P. Brink's Afrikaans political novel, set around the Soweto unrest of 1976. Ben du Toit, an ordinary white schoolteacher, begins to investigate the death of a black man in police detention. His inquiries lead him to question the system that shaped him and to rebel against it. He is helped along the way by a Soweto taxi driver and a journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel was initially banned in South Africa, though Brink managed to get 3,000 copies out through an underground press. It is now regarded as a landmark of South African literature. A film adaptation followed in 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the Human \u0026amp; Rousseau paperback issued in 2005, a good reading and collecting copy of a key work of anti-apartheid fiction in the original Afrikaans. The novel first appeared from Taurus in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: André P. Brink\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndré Philippus Brink was born in Vrede on 29 May 1935 and died on 6 February 2015. One of the most important Afrikaans novelists of his generation, he often wrote each novel in both Afrikaans and English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis Kennis van die Aand (1973) was the first Afrikaans book banned by the government. His other novels include Rumours of Rain (1978, shortlisted for the Booker Prize), A Chain of Voices (1982) and Die Muur van die Pes (1984).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndré P. Brink Afrikaans novel · 'n Droë wit seisoen · A Dry White Season Afrikaans · banned apartheid-era novel · Afrikaans anti-apartheid literature · André Brink Human \u0026amp; Rousseau\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Human \u0026 Rousseau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58761172484399,"sku":"TCB-000143","price":125.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/n-droe-wit-seisoen17259_cover_1.jpg?v=1793469555","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/n-droe-wit-seisoen-andre-p-brink-2005","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}