Tsotsi is the only novel written by South African playwright Athol Fugard (born 1932).[1][2][3][4][5][6] It was published in 1980 although written some time earlier, and it was the basis of the 2005 film of the same name. It has been republished in several editions including in 2019 by Canongate (ISBN 978-1786896155).[1]

Tsotsi
1st edition, Donker 1980
AuthorAthol Fugard
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
PublishedJohannesburg, South Africa
PublisherDonker

In 2022 it was selected as one of the 70 books in the Big Jubilee Read, a celebration of writing by Commonwealth writers for the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tsotsi". readinggroups.org. The Reading Agency. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ Walder, Dennis (27 December 1984). "The Sophiatown Plays". Athol Fugard. Macmillan International Higher Education. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-349-17712-7. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ Dovey, Lindiwe (2009). "Redeeming Features". African Film and Literature: Adapting Violence to the Screen. Columbia University Press. pp. 95–. ISBN 978-0-231-14754-5.
  4. ^ Jagne, Siga Fatima; Parekh, Pushpa Naidu (12 November 2012). "Athol Fugard (1932-)". Postcolonial African Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Routledge. pp. 181–186. ISBN 978-1-136-59397-0.
  5. ^ "Tsotsi, Athol Fugard Analysis". The Book Lovers' Sanctuary. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ Lowe, Greg (12 March 2008). "Athol Fugard - Tsotsi". Spike Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ "The Big Jubilee Read". The Reading Agency. Retrieved 25 April 2022. Includes list of titles with images of covers

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