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South African poet, writer and painter Breyten Breytenbach in a studio in Paris. He was exiled in France after being jailed due to his anti-apartheid stance. (Photo: Julio Donoso/Getty Images)
AFRIKAANS POETRY

Breyten Breytenbach: Cosmopolitan anarchist from the Boland

The poet and painter was one of the greatest wordsmiths in Afrikaans

  • Andries Bezuidenhout
8 min read
Poet and wrtier Breyten Breytenbach in Paris, France, 1982. (Photo by Patrick SICCOLI/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
AFRIKAANS POETS

Anthony Akerman on the warmth of Breyten Breytenbach in exile

Akerman’s memoir reflects on exile and meeting Breytenbach

  • Anthony Akerman
10 min read