Breyten Breytenbach

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Breyten Breytenbach is a renowned South African Afrikaans poet, writer, and painter known for his anti-apartheid activism and influential literary work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-apartheid activist
human
painter
poet
writer
alive true
artForm painting
awardReceived CNA Literary Award
Hertzog Prize
birthCountry South Africa
birthDate 1939-09-16
birthPlace Bonnievale
citizenship France
South Africa
convictedOf terrorism-related charges under apartheid regime
countryOfResidence France
educatedAt University of Cape Town
ethnicGroup Afrikaner
familyName Breytenbach
fieldOfWork human rights
literature
visual arts
genre autobiographical writing
poetry
prose
givenName Breyten
influencedBy European avant-garde literature
surrealism
language Afrikaans
English
movement anti-apartheid movement
name Breyten Breytenbach
notableFor Afrikaans poetry
anti-apartheid activism
prison memoirs
notableWork "A Season in Paradise"
"Die ysterkoei moet sweet"
"Katastrofes"
"Lotus"
"The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist"
occupation activist
essayist
novelist
painter
poet
politicalImprisonment imprisoned in South Africa for anti-apartheid activities
spouse Yolande Ngo Thi Hoang Lien
writingLanguage Afrikaans
English


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