Name: Tsotsi (Canons)
Price: 252.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Athol Fugard
ISBN: 9781786896155

Type

Physical Book

Author

Athol Fugard

Publisher

Canongate

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781786896155

Tsotsi (Canons)

Athol Fugard (Author) · Canongate · Paperback

New Book Imported to South Africa

Delivery: 11 Aug - 18 Aug

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Synopsis "Tsotsi (Canons) "

Tsotsi is an angry young gang leader in the South African township of Sophiatown. A man without a past, he exists only to kill and steal. But when he captures a woman one night, in a moonlit grove of bluegum trees, she shoves a shoebox into his arms: the box contains a baby and his life is inexorably changed. He begins to remember his childhood and rediscover the self he left behind. Adapted into an Oscar award-winning feature film in 2006, Tsotsi's raw power and rare humanity show how decency and compassion can survive against the odds.

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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