Appreciation: Playwright Athol Fugard proved the pen could be mightier than the sword
An appreciation of South African playwright Athol Fugard, whose plays that bore witness to the cruelty of apartheid, including 'Blood Knot,' 'Boesman and Lena,' 'A Lesson From Aloes' and 'My Children!
Athol Fugard Dies: South African Playwright & ‘Tsotsi’ Writer Was 92
Athol Fugard, the Blood Knot, Master Harold… and the Boys and Tsotsi writer who is widely regarded as South Africa’s greatest ever playwright, has died aged 92. According to AP, the South African government has confirmed Fugard’s death and said South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical icons,
South Africa’s giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “'Master Harold’... and the Boys,” has died.
Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92
The celebrated South African playwright was known for Blood Knot, The Road to Mecca and "Master Harold"...and the Boys. He said his job was to make "leaps out of my reality and into other realities."
Legacy of a Playwright: Athol Fugard's Impact on Theatre and Apartheid
Athol Fugard, South Africa's renowned playwright, known for exposing the harsh realities of apartheid through works like 'The Blood Knot' and 'Master Harold...and the Boys,' has passed away at 92. His plays,
How Athol Fugard made political theater so riveting
Athol Fugard’s plays show the ways apartheid shaped the lives of South Africans, while they also reveal universal truths.
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Blood Knot
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