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A life in writing: André Brink | Books | The Guardian - 1 views

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andré brink the guardian SA Lit books

shared by Don Doehla on 21 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • There's so much constantly to react to in the world in which we live, and in a country like South Africa, that can become a full-time occupation'
  • Patriotic South Africans like to say that the biggest diagnosticians of their country's failings tend to have something in common: not living in South Africa.
  • Patriotic South Africans like to say that the biggest diagnosticians of their country's failings tend to have something in common: not living in South Africa.
  • ...17 more annotations...
    • Don Doehla
      Don Doehla on 21 Sep 14
       
      How would you explain this phrase in your own words? Why is this an important topic sentence?
    • Paul Tucker
      Paul Tucker on 27 Sep 14
       
      People that don't live in South Africa tend to criticize the country without knowing from experience what they are talking about.
    • Myriam Beltrán
      Myriam Beltrán on 27 Sep 14
       
      People who don't live in South Africa are telling the residents what works and not in their country. This is an important topic sentence because it starts the debate if someone who does not live in the context is allowed to discuss what goes on.
    • elizabeth c
      elizabeth c on 27 Sep 14
       
      This statement seems to be very typical of many ex-pats.
    • elizabeth c
      elizabeth c on 27 Sep 14
       
      No matter what their home country is.
    • elizabeth c
      elizabeth c on 27 Sep 14
       
      It seems to be human nature to talk about what doesn't work.
    • elizabeth c
      elizabeth c on 27 Sep 14
       
      OUr table says that one person's involvement and an organization can make a difference than a thousand people who complain.
  • Rondebosch
    • Don Doehla
      Don Doehla on 21 Sep 14
       
      Look for this town on a map. What do you think it is like there?
    • Paul Tucker
      Paul Tucker on 27 Sep 14
       
      It's like a university town.
    • Myriam Beltrán
      Myriam Beltrán on 27 Sep 14
       
      Like any European town but in Africa
    • elizabeth c
      elizabeth c on 27 Sep 14
       
      It looks like a nice coastal town, like carmel, with lots of golf courses !
  • "When I was in prison, you changed the way I saw the world."
    • Don Doehla
      Don Doehla on 21 Sep 14
       
      What do you think of this comment by Mandela? What do you suppose it means?
    • Paul Tucker
      Paul Tucker on 27 Sep 14
       
      Brink was a big influence on Mandela.
    • Brenna Wright
      Brenna Wright on 27 Sep 14
       
      Since Brink was a writer sill living in country, his word carried more weight with Mandela.
    • Myriam Beltrán
      Myriam Beltrán on 27 Sep 14
       
      Mandela knew his work/thoughts in prison and changed the way that Mandela saw the world
  • Brink has "almost a veneration" for Mandela himself, whom he wishes had stayed on for a second term in office.
    • Don Doehla
      Don Doehla on 21 Sep 14
       
      Based on this article (and beyond the highlighted comment to the left) what impression do you have of Brink's mindset about Mandela? What can you cite from the text to support your claims?
    • Paul Tucker
      Paul Tucker on 27 Sep 14
       
      Brink believes that Mandela was a good leader.
  • Born in 1935, Brink grew up in a succession of "small dun-coloured villages" in South Africa's interior,
    • Don Doehla
      Don Doehla on 21 Sep 14
       
      How does his childhood home town compare to where he lives now? How are the two towns similar or different? How do you know?
  • Afrikaans,
    • Don Doehla
      Don Doehla on 27 Sep 14
       
      What is Afrikaans? Where does it come from? To whom is it connected?
    • Paul Tucker
      Paul Tucker on 27 Sep 14
       
      Afrikaans is a form of Dutch.  It comes from the colonial masters.
  • Afrikaner nationalists,
    • Don Doehla
      Don Doehla on 27 Sep 14
       
      What is an Afrikaner nationalist?
    • Paul Tucker
      Paul Tucker on 27 Sep 14
       
      A descendant of the Dutch colonists of South Africa.
  • Calvinist teachings of the Dutch Reformed church
    • Don Doehla
      Don Doehla on 27 Sep 14
       
      Can you explain the theology mentioned in this text?
    • Paul Tucker
      Paul Tucker on 27 Sep 14
       
      This mentions the way that the Dutch justified Apartheid with biblical scripture.
  • n his memoir, he recalls a pious phase during which he assembled a crowd of dark-skinned domestics and preached them a sermon on the Biblical reasons for their subordinate status.
    • Don Doehla
      Don Doehla on 27 Sep 14
       
      What underlies this world view?
  • Don Doehla on 21 Sep 14
     
    'There's so much constantly to react to in the world in which we live, and in a country like South Africa, that can become a full-time occupation'
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