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Looking on Darkness (novel)
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Wikipedia article
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'Looking on Darkness' (Afrikaans: ') is a 1973 novel by prominent Afrikaans novelist Andre Brink. The novel was the first Afrikaans book to be banned by the South African government.
Development
Seeking a readership abroad after being banned in South Africa, Andr Brink translated 'Kennis van die aand' into English and published it abroad as 'Looking on Darkness'. This was his first self-translation.Brink, Andr (2003): "English and the Afrikaans Writer" in: Steven G. Kellman 'Switching languages. Translingual writers reflect on their craft'. University of Nebraska Press, p. 218.
Production
Kirkus review had mixed reception of the novel, writing "All of this has more validity as thesis than as fiction."
References
Category:Novels by Andr Brink
Category:1973 novels
Category:20th-century South African novels
Category:Afrikaans literature
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