It is the eve of South Africa's first free elections, and Kristien Muller returns to her native country and her dying grandmother who tells her stories of the past. As the present closes in, Imaginings of Sand traces with passionate precision the unforgettable story of a country and a people on the cusp of irrecoverable change.

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NOMINEE 1998 - International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

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"His first post-apartheid novel--a complex cocktail of myths, legends, magic, farce, politics and morals-- powerful and enchanting." - Focus


"Wonderful--about discord and reconciliation: between new and old, black and white, dreams and reality." - The Times


"Peter Carey--Garcia Marquez--Alexander Solzhenitsyn: André Brink must be considered with that class of writer." - Guardian

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André Brink was born in South Africa in 1935. His novels have been translated into 29 languages. He is Professor of English at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

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