Breyten Breytenbach
South African · 1939–2024 · Painter, Printmaker
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,… (Wikipedia)
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Die HenStrauss & Co · ZAR 147,784≈ $10,151≈ £7,753≈ €8,709Sign up to see
Boekdoek Lappesait 4Strauss & Co · ZAR 62,590≈ $4,356≈ £3,386≈ €3,867Sign up to see
Gorée la Nuit (Gorée at Night)Strauss & Co · ZAR 41,038≈ $2,788≈ £2,136≈ €2,529Sign up to see
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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 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.
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