Breyten Breytenbach

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anti-apartheid activist human painter poet writer

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

Aliases (1)

Breytenbach ×1

Statements (49)

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 →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A Season in Paradise → Die ysterkoei moet sweet → Katastrofes → The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist →	author
Die ysterkoei moet sweet → Katastrofes →	creator
Katastrofes → The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist →	workOf
A Season in Paradise →	about
Breyten Breytenbach ("Breytenbach") →	familyName
Breyten →	givenNameOf
The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist →	mainSubject
Breyten Breytenbach →	name
Breyten →	notableBearer
Afrikaners →	notableCulturalFigure
Yolande Ngo Thi Hoang Lien →	spouse