Breyten Breytenbach

An outspoken human rights activist, Breyten Breytenbach is a poet, novelist, memoirist, essayist, and visual artist. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited around the world. Born in South Africa, he immigrated to Paris in the late '60s and became deeply involved in the anti-Apartheid movement. Breytenbach's works include All One Horse, Mouroir, Notes from the Middle World, A Season in Paradise, Dog Heart, The Memory of Birds in Times of Revolution, and Voice Over: a nomadic conversation with Mahmoud Darwish. His many honors include the Alan Paton Award for Return to Paradise in 1994 and the prestigious Hertzog Prize for Poetry for Papierblom in 1999 and Die Windvanger (Windcatcher) in 2008. 

Breytenbach's poetry put to music by contemporary South African artists. Learn more about the new album Beste Breyten.

Breyten Breytenbach - "The Need to Retrace My Steps" from Le Monde

Interview with Breytenbach - "South Africa: The Great Disillusion" from Le Nouvel Observateur

http://www.lemonde.fr/livres/article/2009/07/09/breyten-breytenbach-le-besoin-de-revenir-de-plus-en-plus-sur-mes-pas_1217002_3260.html

 http://wordswithoutborders.org/dispatches/article/poeboes-podcastbreyten-breytenbach/