"Master Harold"...and the boys
by:
Athol Fugard (author)
Academy-Award winner Athol Fugard, one of theatre's most acclaimed playwrights, finds humor and heartbreak in the friendship of Harold, a 17-year old white boy in 1950's South Africa, and the two middle aged black servants who raised him. Racism unexpectedly shatters Harold's childhood and...
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Academy-Award winner Athol Fugard, one of theatre's most acclaimed playwrights, finds humor and heartbreak in the friendship of Harold, a 17-year old white boy in 1950's South Africa, and the two middle aged black servants who raised him. Racism unexpectedly shatters Harold's childhood and friendships in this absorbing, affecting coming of age play. Initially banned from production in South Africa, the play was a Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding New Play. A L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Leon Addison Brown, Keith David and Bobby Steggert.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140481877 (0140481877)
Publish date: November 6th 1984
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 64
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Read For School,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
High School,
Social Issues,
Class
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