He was 85. His death was announced by his family, who did not state a cause. Mr. Breytenbach was often called the greatest living poet writing in Afrikaans, the language of the dominant white ...

He was 85. Breytenbach was a celebrated wordsmith, a leading voice in literature in Afrikaans — an offshoot of Dutch that was developed by white settlers — and a fierce critic of apartheid that was ...