Tsotsi: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- Athol Fugard is renowned for his relentless explorations of personal and political survival in apartheid South Africa--which include his now classic plays Master Harold and the Boys and The Blood Knot. Fugard has written a single novel, Tsotsi (later made into a feature film). Set amid the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto, where survival is the primary objective, the novel traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader. When we meet Tsotsi, he is a man without a name (tsotsi is Afrikaans for "hoodlum") who has repressed his past and now exists only to stage and execute vicious crimes. When he inadvertently kidnaps a baby, Tsotsi is confronted with memories of his own painful childhood, and this angry young man begins to rediscover his own humanity, dignity, and capacity to love.
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 232 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780802142689
- Publisher:
- Grove Press
- Date of Addition:
- 01/18/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Athol Fugard
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Christina Eliopoulos
- Proofread By:
- Beverly Cory
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.