Actor
Born Sep 16, 1939 · Bonnievale, Cape Province, South Africa
Awards: Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize, Eenmalige bijzondere prijs van de Jan Campert-stichting, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Alan Paton Award, Van Looy Prize, Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt award
Breyten Breytenbach is a South African writer and painter known for his opposition to apartheid, and consequent imprisonment by the South African government.