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Athol Fugard: Death of a great South African playwright
Athol Fugard, South African Playwright, Apartheid Challenger, Former UCSD Professor, Dead at 92
He was 92. The South African government confirmed Fugard’s death and said South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical icons, whose work shaped the cultural and social landscape of our nation.
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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Athol Fugard’s plays offered hope where there was despair, courage where there was dismay
Playwrights and actors — and Fugard’s own words — help us embrace the importance of South Africa’s pre-eminent playwright, Athol Fugard, now that he has passed into history at the age of 92. He died on 9 March at his home in Stellenbosch.