First-Hand Becomes Second-Hand: André Brink's A Dry White Season

International audienceThis paper offers a reading of André Brink's novel A Dry White Season in relation to his own essay The Novel:. Language and Narrative From Cervantes to Calvino. The aim is to demonstrate that Brink's theory can help highlight aspects of his apartheid writings which have often been neglected. The paper explores, in particular, the metafictional features of a novel more famous for its committed nature than for its self-reflexivityCet article propose une lecture du roman de Brink, A Dry White Season, à la lumière de son essai sur le roman, The Novel. Language and Narrative From Cervantes to Calvino. L'objectif est de montrer qu'au-delà de l'aspect engagé du roman, celui-ci recèle également une dimension métafictionnelle trop souvent négligée par les critiques. Au passage, il s'agit aussi d'évaluer l'apport théorique de Brink dans son essai