Renee Rautenbach Reviews Philida by Andre Brink
Verdict: A critical carrot
Antjie Krog’s introductory quote – I am/ God knows/ a free f*****g woman – gives an idea of what is to come in this dense novel.
The Afrikaans version has the subtitle Slaweroman, which is omitted with the English translation. But it is a novel about slavery and – quite a favourite topic of Brink’s – women exploited and maltreated by heartless (white) men.
Upon visiting the farm Solms Delta in the Drakenstein Valley, the author discovered information on Philida, a slave who was owned by one Cornelis Brink, a brother of his own direct forbear, which triggered this novel.
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- Philida by André Brink
EAN: 9781846557057
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