by André Brink · Feltrinelli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788807015205
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«La polvere dei sogni» is André Brink's novel, published by Feltrinelli in paperback (416 pages, in Italian).
The novel is set in South Africa in 1994, before the elections that brought Mandela to power. Kristien returns from London to accompany her dying grandmother and listens to her stories about family history, intertwined with the country's past and myth. A reflection on collective memory and the resistance of South African women.
Translation by Raul Montanari. The original work was published in 1995 as 'Sandkastele / Imaginings of Sand'. The novel was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award in 1998.
A work for readers of African fiction, magical realism, and historical fiction about South Africa.
André Philippus Brink was a South African novelist, essayist and poet. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and taught English at the University of Cape Town.
