A fork in the road: A memoir - André Brink

This is André Brink's story of a life lived in tumultuous times. He describes, with searing honesty, his conflicting experiences of growing up in a world where innocence was always surrounded by violence, and storytelling was a means of reconciling the stark contrasts of his world. His time spent in Paris in the 1960s confirmed in him the desire to become a writer, but his opposition to the apartheid establishment resulted in years of harassment by the South African secret police; it also led to extraordinary friendships with leaders of the ANC in exile.

A Fork in the Road is André Brink's love song to the country where he was born and where, despite recent tragedies, he still lives today.