# Breyten Breytenbach

> 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.

*South African writer and painter (1939–2024)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1939-09-16
- **Died:** 2024-11-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #112

## Platforms
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