My Children! My Africa!

by Athol Fugard

Overview

Full Length, Drama

Characters: 2 male, 1 female

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The great South African playwright confronts the tragedy of apartheid in his native land in this compelling tale about the efforts of a humble and humane black teacher in a segregated township to persuade just one young person that education, not violence, is the answer to South Africa's problems.

"A document of towering stature." Philadelphia Inquirer

"The drama vacillates superbly between politica

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780573691935
Publisher:	Samuel French, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/06/2011
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

The New Yorker has said of Athol Fugard, "A rare playwright, who could be a primary candidate for either the Nobel Prize in Literature or the Nobel Peace Prize." His major works for the stage include: Blood Knot; "Master Harold"...and the boys; My Children! My Africa!; A Lesson from Aloes; The Road to Mecca; Valley Song; and The Captain's Tiger.