A Dry White Season (Afrikaans: ’n Droë wit seisoen) is a novel written by Afrikaner novelist André Brink and first published by Taurus in 1979.

The title quotes a line from the struggle poem For Don M. - Banned by Mongane Wally Serote.

[2] The novel challenges apartheid, depicting the transformation of a ruling class Afrikaner's opposition to the governing white supremacist regime.

[3] The novel was initially banned in South Africa, though Brink had managed to get 3,000 copies published through an underground press.

"[3] The New York Times called the novel "both an exposé and a passionate appeal for social justice" and an excellent piece of work which "demonstrates André Brink's continuing refinement of his fictional technique".