He wrote poetry in Afrikaans and prose in English in his struggle in opposition to apartheid, an attempt that landed him in prison for seven years and in Paris as an expatriate.
Breyten Breytenbach, Dissident South African-Born Essayist, Dies at 85
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- November 26, 2024
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