Taurus Uitgewers

Taurus Uitgewers was an underground publishing house.

Often referred to simply as Taurus, and known in English as Taurus Publishers, it was founded as a partnership in 1975 by the writers and academics John Miles, Ampie Coetzee and [[Ernst Lindenberg]] in the face of the banning of André P. Brink's controversial novel Kennis van die aand, and in a general response to the harsh censorship of Afrikaans publications that became rife in the country in the 1970s-1980s.

Their first publication was Brink's next novel, 'n Oomblik in die wind (An Instant in the Wind)and this was followed by large number of books as well as the journal Stet.

The founders were later also joined by Gerrit Olivier, Tienie du Plessis and Hans Pienaar.

Sources

Ampie Coetzee. South Africa: Taurus Publishers (box), Index to Censorship 5/84, Page 32. | Published online: 24 Oct 2007[[1]]

Marlene Malan. Om met boeke te smokkel [2]]