Breyten Breytenbach

Breyten Breytenbach was a South African writer, poet, and painter. He became internationally well-known as a dissident poet and vocal critic of South Africa under apartheid, and as a... Wikipedia

• Born:  September 16, 1939, Bonnievale, Cape Province, South Africa
• Age at death:  85 years
• Died:  November 24, 2024, Paris, France
• Occupation:  Novelist, essayist, poet, painter
• Language:  Afrikaans, English
• Citizenship:  South Africa, France (since 1982)
• Alma mater:  University of Cape Town
• Notable awards:  Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award, Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, Allen Paton Award for Literature, Mahmoud Darwish Award for Creativity
• Spouse:  Yolande
• Relatives:  Jan Breytenbach (brother)
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