Breyten Breytenbach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Breyten Breytenbach

South African writer and painter

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1939

Place of Birth: Bonnievale, Western Cape, South Africa

Profession: writer, poet, author, painter, essayist

Nationality: France, South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Breyten Breytenbach (; born 16 September 1939) is a South African writer and painter known for his opposition to apartheid, and consequent imprisonment by the South African government.
He is informally considered as the national poet laureate by Afrikaans-speaking South Africans of the region.
He also holds French citizenship.