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Rumours Of Rain Paperback – Import, March 14, 1994

by André Brink (Author)
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Winter in South Africa - a time of searing drought, angry stirrings in Soweto, and the shadow of the Angolan conflict cast across the scorched bush.

Martin Mynhardt, a wealthy Afrikaner, plans a weekend at his old family farm. But his visit coincides with a time of crisis in his personal life. In a few days, the security of a lifetime is destroyed and, with only the uncertain values of his past to guide him, Mynhardt is left to face the wreckage of his future.
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    448 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    VINTAGE
  4. Publication date
    March 14, 1994
  5. Dimensions
    5.08 x 1.06 x 7.8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0749399856
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0749399856
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ VINTAGE; New Ed edition (March 14, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0749399856
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0749399856
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 1.06 x 7.8 inches
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Carine
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
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Another spellbinding book by Andre Brink, his ability to describe the world according to people with a certain background is amazing, you come close to understanding why people act as they do, even though it is crystal clear you never will, and you will never agree with their way of thinking.
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Geoffrey Baker
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016
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Andre Brink is a brilliant writer. Whatever the book title, just go for the author
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Mogal
5.0 out of 5 stars A vivid South African history lesson wrapped into a great story.
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2012
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I read this book while traveling in South Africa. Wow, it really made the country come alive for me.
Brink's easy to read fictional narrative takes you through the Afrikaner history and shows you both sides of the apartheid regime through the character's eyes as well as those of his law school friend.
Definitely one of my all time favorite books.
I bought another copy to share with friends!
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Mario Crespo
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2016
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A masterpiece. One cannot understand the complex reality of apartheid without reading Andre Brink.
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HORAK
5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful novel
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2005
Mr Brink's novel is set during the last days preceding the violence which broke out in South Africa and brought the apartheid regime to an end. The time span in "Rumours of Rain" is exactly three days, starting from Friday and extending to Monday, an "apocalyptic" week end for Martin Mynhardt during which he is going to lose not only his farm but more importantly so his wife Elise, his daughter Ilse and his son Louis. What the nature of this loss is should not be disclosed here for the sake of those who haven't read the novel yet. But Mr Brink remarkably shows how a successful businessman - Martin is the chairman of the Mining Chamber of the Afrikaans Institute of Commerce, so he has, in his own words, "reached the top" - can irremediably ruin his relationship with his family and put his career at risk because of certain choices he made in the past. Mynhardt acknowledges this in the questions he asks at the last page of the novel: "Does one inevitably become the victim of one's own paradoxes in the end?"

As Martin drives to his farm with his son Louis - hardly any conversation is possible between son and father since Louis was sent to fight in Angola - to convince his mother to sell it, he recollects the many acquaintances he had, the love affairs, his professional success. Many questions are posed in the novel, particularly those concerning the political situation in South Africa during the apartheid. Can any changes be brought about peacefully? What should the position of the White man be after so many years of discrimination, oppression and humiliation imposed on the Black peoples? Should one approve of any violent forms of action through which one can prove one's solidarity with the oppressed masses?

"Rumours of Rain" is a very complex and powerful novel - the descriptions of townships like Soweto are literally breathtaking - like the continent in which it is set.
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L. C. Rahman
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful novel set in very interesting times
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2013
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Characters well developed and their differing standpoints in regard to South African politics explained convincingly. Family dynamics also explored and described with harsh realism.
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Shaka Zulu
3.0 out of 5 stars enjoyed that but oh my goodness
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2015
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Well written, enjoyed that but oh my goodness, he does write Very sad tales. Was quite depressed at the end. This is my second book of his that I have read recently and not another one to follow , ever!
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Alison M. DOBELL
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2016
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Arrived safe and sound, thank you.
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