Open AccessBreyten Breytenbach, A Monologue in Two Voices/Sandra Saayman
Author(s) -
Andy Carolin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
tydskrif vir letterkunde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.15
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2309-9070
pISSN - 0041-476X
DOI - 10.17159/2309-9070/tvl.v.53i1.1201
Subject(s) - painting , poetry , imprisonment , politics , literature , nationalism , value (mathematics) , history , art , sociology , visual arts , law , criminology , machine learning , political science , computer science
In A Monologue in Two Voices, Sandra Saayman argues that Breyten Breytenbach’s poetry and prose should be read alongside his paintings and drawings. The book focuses particularly on the literary and visual texts that Breytenbach produced during and about his imprisonment in the 1970s and 1980s. Saayman considers not only representations of the personal experiences of the author/artist but she also identifies instances in which Breytenbach engages with broader political issues including the death of Steve Biko, progressive Afrikaner identities, and postapartheid nationalism. Much of the book’s archival and academic value lies in its beautiful reproductions of more than 40 of Breytenbach’s drawings and paintings, including nine pencil drawings that have never before appeared in print.