Name: The Shadow of the Hummingbird
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Author: Athol Fugard
ISBN: 9781559364829

Type

Physical Book

Author

Athol Fugard

Publisher

Theatre Communications Group

Year

2014

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781559364829

Synopsis "The Shadow of the Hummingbird "

"The greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world."—Time"If there is a more urgent and indispensable playwright in world theater than South Africa's Athol Fugard, I don't know who it could be."—Newsweek"Athol Fugard can say more with a single line than most playwrights convey in an entire script."—VarietyLegendary theatre artist Athol Fugard returns to the stage for the first time in fifteen years in this, his latest work. The Shadow of the Hummingbird tells the story of an ailing man in his eighties and the afternoon spent with his ten year-old grandson. In a charming meditation on the beauty and transience of the world around us, Fugard continues to mine the depths of the human spirit with profound empathy and heart. The text of the play includes an introductory Prelude by Paula Fourie with extracts from Fugard’s unpublished notebooks.Athol Fugard has been working in the theater as a playwright, director, and actor for more than fifty years. In 2011, he received a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, and he was the inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor of Drama at Oxford University. His plays include Blood Knot, Boesman and Lena, Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, 'Master Harold' . . . and the Boys, The Road to Mecca, My Children! My Africa! and The Blue Iris.

Athol Fugard

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Athol Fugard (1932, South Africa) is one of the most important playwrights in contemporary literature. Born in an apartheid-marked South Africa, his works address themes of oppression, resistance, and the social struggles of the country. His career began in the 1950s, and he stood out for using theater as a platform for political and social denunciation.

Among his most famous works are "Sizwe Banzi is Dead" (1972), "The Island" (1973), and "Master Harold... and the Boys" (1982), which explore the relationships between people of different races in a context of segregation and discrimination. His style is known for its raw realism and focus on universal human conflicts.

Throughout his career, Fugard received numerous awards, including the UNESCO International Theatre Prize and the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. His work has had a significant impact on global theater and continues to be a benchmark for cultural resistance against oppression.

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