Master Harold ...And the Boys - Softcover

Fugard, Athol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140481877 ISBN 13: 9780140481877

Publisher: Penguin, 1984

Synopsis

An argument between Master Harold, a seventeen-year-old South African, and Sam, the Black man employed at Harold's mother's restaurant, makes them reevaluate their friendship.

About this title

Review:

"One of Fugard's most universal works of theatre. It operates on two levels: as the story of a loving but lacerating relationship between a black man and a white boy; and . . . as a powerful political statement about apartheid." Mel Gussow, "New Yorker
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"The greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world." "Time
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"In "'Master Harold' . . . and the boys" the author has journeyed so deep into the psychosis of racism that all national boundaries quickly fall away, that no one is left unimplicated by his vision. . . . Mr. Fugard has forced us to face point-blank, our capacity for hate . . . but we're also left with the exultant hope that we may yet practice compassion without stumbling. . . . The choice, of course, is ours. Mr. Fugard's wrenching play, which insists that we make it, is beyond beauty." Frank Rich, "The New York Times"
"An exhilarating play . . . a triumph of playmaking, and unforgettable!" "New York Post"
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About the Author:

Athol Fugard was born in South Africa in 1932 and is an internationally acclaimed playwright. His best-known plays include "Bloodknot" (1961); "Boesman and Lena" (1969); "Sizwe Bansi Is Dead" (1972); "The Island" (1973), and "My Children! My Africa!" (1989).

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0140481877
• ISBN 13: 9780140481877
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64