A compelling drama of South African apartheid and a universal coming-of-age story, from "the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world" (Time).
ATHOL FUGARD was born in South Africa in 1932 and is an internationally acclaimed playwright. His best-known plays include Bloodknot (1961); Boesman and Lena (1969); Sizwe Bansi Is Dead (1972); The Island (1973), and My Children! My Africa! (1989).
"One of Fugard's most universal works of theatre. It operates on
two levels: as the story of a loving but lacerating relationship
between a black man and a white boy; and ... as a powerful
political statement about apartheid." —Mel Gussow, New Yorker
"The greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world."
—Time
"In 'Master Harold' ... and the boys the author has journeyed so
deep into the psychosis of racism that all national boundaries
quickly fall away, that no one is left unimplicated by his
vision.... Mr. Fugard has forced us to face point-blank, our
capacity for hate ... but we're also left with the exultant hope
that we may yet practice compassion without stumbling.... The
choice, of course, is ours. Mr. Fugard's wrenching play,
which insists that we make it, is beyond beauty."—Frank Rich, The
New York Times
"An exhilarating play ... a triumph of playmaking, and
unforgettable!" —New York Post
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