Arthur Nortje

Biography

Arthur Notje, a South African poet, studied at the University of the Western Cape and Jesus College in the UK under the writer Dennis Brutus before emigrating to Canada in 1967. His poetry, published primarily after his death, examines personal alienation, his classification as colored in apartheid South Africa, and his experiences of exile.

Birth Date

1942-12-16

Place of Birth

Death Date

1970-12-11

Country of Nationality

South Africa

University of the Western Cape , Jesus College

Sources

"Arthur Nortje." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 September 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Nortje. Accessed 16 November 2024.