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South African Writer André Brink.

White South African writer André Brink was the first Afrikaner to have a novel censored by the government. Brink has written six novels and many essays about the moral dilemmas facing Afrikaners of conscience. His novel "A Dry White Season," was adapted into a film of the same name. His new novel, a political thriller, is called "An Act of Terror." (Summit press)

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Other segments from the episode on February 5, 1992

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, February 5, 1992: Interview with André Brink; Interview with Nicholson Baker; Review of Lou Reed's and Robbie Robertson's albums "Magic and Loss" and "Storyville."

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