{"product_id":"blood-knot-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"Blood Knot and Other Plays - 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree plays that solidified Athol Fugard's indelible mark on theatre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brothers of \u003ci\u003eBlood Knot\u003c\/i\u003e--one dark-skinned, one light--betray their dreams of a better future with the impossible wish of passing for white. In \u003ci\u003eHello and Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e, a poor white brother and sister churn through their once-promising past to comprehend their bleak present. \u003ci\u003eBoesman and Lena\u003c\/i\u003e, a black husband and wife, trudge through a severe and unforgiving landscape, discovering strength and recovering devotion through an encounter with a mysterious old African.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese three Port Elizabeth plays, which established South African playwright Athol Fugard's international reputation over 60 years ago, examine with passion and grace close family relationships strained almost unendurably by the harshest of economic and political conditions.\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 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53679860416819,"sku":"9781559360203","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/R3e6gC3MF59781559360203.webp?v=1784403075","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/blood-knot-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}