{"product_id":"tsotsi-athol-fugard-9780802142689","title":"Tsotsi","description":"Athol 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Athol Fugard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802142680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802142689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Athol Fugard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046517600511,"sku":"9780802142689","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b2518e6-8a20-4aeb-99ac-2e291e161f6f.jpg?v=1684985003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tsotsi-athol-fugard-9780802142689","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}