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The late Breyten Breytenbach.
The family of renowned South African poet, author, painter and anti-apartheid activist, Breyten Breytenbach, has announced that his private funeral will be held in Paris on Tuesday next week.
He died in the city last weekend at the age of 85.
Breytenbach was a celebrated figure in global literature. His work was translated into several languages, including English, Dutch, French, and German.
Breytenbach‘s anti-apartheid activism led to his imprisonment for treason in 1975 when he wrote his memoir ‘Confessions of an Albino Terrorist’.
After his release in 1982, he became a French citizen.
Breytenbach’s public commemoration is planned for February next year in South Africa.
Breyten Breytenbach remembered:
