{"product_id":"the-captains-tiger-paperback","title":"The Captain's Tiger - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAthol Fugard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Captain's Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e provides a glimpse of an author's beginnings, that rare chance to witness the embryonic start of a great man's life with all the shadows and light so much part of the writer's landscape. Fugard catches us unawares in a story that is not all that it seems-just like life. --\u003ci\u003ePretoria News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Captain's Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e, Athol Fugard sets out as a young seafarer and writer to begin The Great Novel--the exciting tales of his mother, a young Afrikaner, and her escape from small-town life. But what he discovers on his travels is that the secret to great writing comes from the desperate need to tell the truth, and in turn he finds his voice as an author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubtitled a \"Memoir for the Stage,\" the play is told both from the point of view of the twenty-year-old author who was the captain's tiger--a glorified personal servant to the ship's captain--and the author as his current-day self. This is a fascinating voyage, a writer's pilgrimage, a whole painful process we are privy to. We witness his coming of age through author monologues, recreations of onboard conversations, letters written to his mother, imagined discourse, and dreams. Fugard has created a personal dramatic structure moving from present to past, from reality to reverie. One of the author's most imaginative works, Fugard has created a world with imagery that is visual, visceral and poetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAthol Fugard\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-2025) worked in the theater as a playwright, director and actor for more than fifty years. His plays include \u003cem\u003eBlood Knot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoesman and Lena\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\"Master Harold\"... and the boys\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Mecca\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Children! My Africa!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStatements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eValley Song\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.49 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503829741875,"sku":"9781559361644","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/k23oNWZd5z9781559361644.webp?v=1782949116","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-captains-tiger-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}