A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season by Andre Brink, published by Harper Collins on September 19, 2006, is a reprint edition comprising 320 pages. This novel presents a stark examination of racial intolerance and the complexities of morality during a tumultuous period in South Africa. The story follows Ben Du Toit, a white schoolteacher in Johannesburg, whose belief in the fairness of the apartheid government is shattered by the arrest and subsequent death of a black janitor from his school.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the consequences of Du Toit’s quest for truth as he investigates the circumstances surrounding the janitor’s death. This journey exposes him to a web of lies, corruption, and murder, challenging his previously held beliefs and ultimately affecting his family. A Dry White Season addresses themes of political strife and the human condition, making it a significant exploration of the moral dilemmas faced in a divided society.
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As startling and powerful as when first published more than two decades ago, André Brink’s classic novel, A Dry White Season, is an unflinching and unforgettable look at racial intolerance, the human condition, and the heavy price of morality.
Ben Du Toit is a white schoolteacher in suburban Johannesburg in a dark time of intolerance and state-sanctioned apartheid. A simple, apolitical man, he believes in the essential fairness of the South African government and its policies—until the sudden arrest and subsequent “suicide” of a black janitor from Du Toit’s school. Haunted by new questions and desperate to believe that the man’s death was a tragic accident, Du Toit undertakes an investigation into the terrible affair—a quest for the truth that will have devastating consequences for the teacher and his family, as it draws him into a lethal morass of lies, corruption, and murder.
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