Donald Parenzee

Biography

Donald Parenzee was born in 1948 in South Africa. He earned a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Cape Town. He authored two poetry collections, Driven to Work and No Free Sleeping. He worked as an architect, teacher, and exhibitions curator at the District Six Museum, and ran creative workshops integrating literature and visual art. He participated in many initiatives opposing apartheid and racism throughout his lifetime. He died in 2022 in South Africa.

Birth Date

1948-01-01

Place of Birth

Death Date

2022-01-01

Country of Nationality

South Africa

University of Cape Town

Sources

"Donald Parenzee." African Books Collective, https://www.africanbookscollective.com/authors-editors/donald-parenzee. Accessed 12 July 2022.

Espin, Mark. "Donald Parenzee, 1948—2022, RIP." The Johannesburg Review of Books, 2 May 2022, https://johannesburgreviewofbooks.com/2022/05/02/donald-parenzee-1948-2022-rip/. Accessed 12 July 2022.

Parenzee, Donald. "Donald Parenzee." LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-parenzee-8b275bb9/?originalSubdomain=za. Accessed 12 July 2022.