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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times,
Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement
1865-1985
Release of Breyten Breytenbach
Summary
Location:
South Africa, Johannesburg
Date: 1982-01-01
Type: Political
In 1982, Breyten Breytenbach, South African Afrikaans poet, was released from prison after serving seven of the nine years to which he was sentenced in 1975 for promoting the aims of the banned African National Congress (ANC).
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