Port Elizabeth Plays [Paperback]

Athol Fugard (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: April 2000

The four plays in this edition of Athol Fugard's best work are set among the people and in the place he knows most intimately - Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where he grew up. Each explores a close and tense family situation or relationship against the background of wider suffering and tensions, engaging our sympathies for South Africans of all races in their struggle to retain dignity and hope.

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About the Author

Athol Fugard was brought up in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and was educated there and at Cape Town University. He now spends time in both South Africa and the USA.

Product Details

Paperback: 286 pages
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (April 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0192825291
ISBN-13: 978-0192825292
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,083,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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