简介：TheSouthAfricanpoetBreytenBreytenbachhasbeenlivinginexilesince1959.Hisinvolvementinanti-apartheidactivismmadeitimpossibleforhimtostayinhisnativecountryanylonger,butalsofromabroadBreytenbachkeptdevotinghimselftoamorejustSouthAfrica.Evenaftertheabolishmentoftheapartheidregime,hislifeisdeterminedbythestrugglefordignityandhumanity.Intheprocess,heisincreasinglyinspiredbythebodyofthoughtofZenBuddhism.AlthoughthepoetBreytenbachenjoysworldwidefame,thepainterBreytenbachisonlyknownbyalimitednumberofpeople.OntheoccasionofanexhibitionofsixofhispanelsintheFransHalsMuseuminHaarlem,atthetimeofthepresentationoftheJacobusvanLooyPrize,thispersonal,apoliticalportraitofthepoet-painterwasmade.…