André P. Brink was born on May 29, 1935 in Vrede, Transvaal, South Africa. He was a writer, known for Hanna X, A Dry White Season (1989) and Somer (1975). He was previously married to Karina Magdalena Szczurek, Marésa de Beer, Sophia (Alta) Albertina Miller, Salomina (Salomi) Louw and Estelle Naudé. He died on February 6, 2015 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.