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Breyten Breytenbach
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Bonnievale, Cape Province, South Africa
Breyten Breytenbach is a South African writer and painter known for his opposition to apartheid, and consequent imprisonment by the South African government. He is informally considered as the national poet laureate by Afrikaans-speaking South Africans of the region.
Known for
- Vision from the Edge: Breyten Breytenbach Painting the Lines — Self1998
- Intolerance — Self (segment "Verranno")1996
- Dispatches1987
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1939-09-16 ) 16 September 1939, Bonnievale , Cape Province , Union of South Africa
- Died
- 24 November 2024 (2024-11-24) (aged 85), Paris , France
- Occupation
- Poet painter novelist essayist
- Language
- Afrikaans , English
- Citizenship
- South Africa France (since 1982)
- Alma mater
- University of Cape Town
- Literary movement
- Sestigers
- Notable awards
- Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur Commandeur des Arts et Lettres Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award
- Spouse
- Yolande
- Relatives
- Jan Breytenbach (brother), Cloete Breytenbach (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Breytenbach
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Robertson
- Place of death
- 14th arrondissement of Paris
- Employer
- University of Cape Town
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Afrikaans
- Movement
- Sestigers
- Image
- 9.13.09BreytenBreytenbachByLuigiNovi1.jpg
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- Breyten Breytenbach
- date of birth
- 1939-09-16
- name in native language
- Breyten Breytenbach
- writing language
- Afrikaans
- has works in the collection
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- floruit
- 2019-00-00
- start of work period
- 1959-01-01
- end of work period
- 2010-01-01
- P12674
- Jacksonville
- date of death
- 2024-11-24
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Encyclopedic overview
Breyten Breytenbach ( Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbrəitən ˈbrəitənbaχ]; 16 September 1939 – 24 November 2024) 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 political prisoner of the National Party–led South African Government. He was also known as a founding member of the Sestigers, a dissident literary movement, and was one of the most important poets in Afrikaans literature.
Early life and education
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