An Instant in the Wind

"An Instant in the Wind" is a novel by André Philippus Brink, written in 1975. Brink was a prominent South African author known for his critical stance against the apartheid government. His works, often written in both Afrikaans and English, explored themes of racial tension and the disintegration of human values under apartheid. "An Instant in the Wind" specifically uses the relationship between a black man and a white woman to highlight the destructive nature of racial hatred in South Africa. Brink was part of a literary movement aiming to broaden the scope of Afrikaner fiction by addressing social and moral issues, which often led to conflict with traditional readers.12