Looking on Darkness (novel)

Looking on Darkness (Afrikaans: "") is a 1973 novel by prominent Afrikaans novelist Andre Brink. The novel was the first Afrikaans book to be banned by the South African government. 
Development.
Seeking a readership abroad after being banned in South Africa, André Brink translated "Kennis van die aand" into English and published it abroad as "Looking on Darkness". This was his first self-translation.
Production.
Kirkus review had mixed reception of the novel, writing "All of this has more validity as thesis than as fiction."