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Looking on Darkness (novel)

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{{italic title}}Looking on Darkness (Afrikaans: {{Lang|af|Kennis van die aand }}) is a 1973 debut novel by prominent Afrikaans novelist Andre Brink. The novel was the first Afrikaans book to be banned by the South African government.^[1]

Development

Seeking a readership abroad after being banned in South Africa,^[2] André Brink translated Kennis van die aand into English and published it abroad as Looking on Darkness. This was his first self-translation.^[3]

Production

Kirkus review had mixed reception of the novel, writing "All of this has more validity as thesis than as fiction."^[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/opinion/12brink.html|title=A Long Way From Mandela's Kitchen|last=Brink|first=André|date=11 September 2010|publisher=New York Times|quote=One of my novels had the dubious distinction of being the first book in Afrikaans to be banned under apartheid.|accessdate=15 October 2012}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/14/fiction.politics|title=Out of the laager|last=Wroe|first=Nicholas|date=2004-08-13|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-03-21}}
3. ^Brink, André (2003): "English and the Afrikaans Writer" in: Steven G. Kellman Switching languages. Translingual writers reflect on their craft. University of Nebraska Press, p. 218.
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/andre-brink-3/looking-on-darkness/|title=LOOKING ON DARKNESS by Andre Brink|website=Kirkus Reviews|language=en-us|access-date=2016-03-21}}

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