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AbstractNovelist, poet, director, and playwright, Athol Fugard is a leading contemporary dramatist. Concerned for his people and individual freedom, he is lauded as “the conscience of his country.” His familiarity with the work of European intellectuals such as Samuel Beckett and Albert Camus also finds resonance in his work. But Fugard's plays are rooted in South Africa. They offer an insight into the life of ordinary people under apartheid and deal with the ties of blood, love, and friendship. His first major play,The Blood Knot(1961) daringly used racially mixed casts and brought him international recognition. The story, similar to many of his subsequent plays, focuses on family relationships and the issue of racism in South Africa. Prominent among Fugard's dramaturgy is “Master Harold”… and the Boys(1982), which skillfully combines artistry with political statement. His most recent plays continue to receive acclaim worldwide, especially in the United States where he currently lives.
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AbstractNovelist, poet, director, and playwright, Athol Fugard is a leading contemporary dramatist.
Concerned for his people and individual freedom, he is lauded as “the conscience of his country.
” His familiarity with the work of European intellectuals such as Samuel Beckett and Albert Camus also finds resonance in his work.
But Fugard's plays are rooted in South Africa.
They offer an insight into the life of ordinary people under apartheid and deal with the ties of blood, love, and friendship.
His first major play,The Blood Knot(1961) daringly used racially mixed casts and brought him international recognition.
The story, similar to many of his subsequent plays, focuses on family relationships and the issue of racism in South Africa.
Prominent among Fugard's dramaturgy is “Master Harold”… and the Boys(1982), which skillfully combines artistry with political statement.
His most recent plays continue to receive acclaim worldwide, especially in the United States where he currently lives.
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