{"product_id":"tsotsi-9780802142689","title":"Tsotsi","description":"\u003cp\u003eAthol Fugard is renowned for his relentless explorations of personal and political survival in apartheid South Africa - which include his now classic plays \u003ci\u003eMaster Harold and the Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Blood Knot.\u003c\/i\u003e Fugard has written a single novel, \u003ci\u003eTsotsi, \u003c\/i\u003e which director Gavin Hood has made into a feature film that is South Africa's official entry for the 2006 Academy Awards. Set amid the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto, where survival is the primary objective, \u003ci\u003eTsotsi\u003c\/i\u003e traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen we meet Tsotsi, he is a man without a name (tsotsi is Afrikaans for \"hoodlum\") who has repressed his past and now exists only to stage and execute vicious crimes. When he inadvertently kidnaps a baby, Tsotsi is confronted with memories of his own painful childhood, and this angry young man begins to rediscover his own humanity, dignity, and capacity to love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Athol Fugard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.60w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802142689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Middleburg, South Africa, in 1932, \u003cb\u003eAthol Fugard\u003c\/b\u003e has written, directed, and acted in over twenty plays, the most recent of which was \u003ci\u003eExits and Entrances\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45440016646259,"sku":"9780802142689","price":21.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_731a5d87-6d82-4c8c-8770-ac3dddedd9c2.jpg?v=1788440328","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/tsotsi-9780802142689","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}