Fugard, Athol

Master Harold"-- and the boys by Athol Fugard ( Book )
42 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,840 libraries worldwide
A provocative journey into the psychosis of racism, set in South Africa.

The road to Mecca by Athol Fugard ( Book )
33 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,387 libraries worldwide
When her husband dies, aging Miss Helen begins to fill her home in the remote South African bush with strange sculptures made of beer cans and old headlights. A local clergyman and a young woman visitor try to decide whether Miss Helen's peculiar act is an outpouring of creativity or madness."--Container.

Gandhi ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in English and held by 1,283 libraries worldwide
Chronicles the life of Gandhi beginning with his political activities in South Africa during the late 1890's and ending with his assassination at the hands of a Hindu extremist in 1948. Shows the development of his philosophy of non-violence as he leads the people of India to independence from the British.

A lesson from Aloes : a play by Athol Fugard ( Book )
14 editions published between 1981 and 1989 in English and held by 1,249 libraries worldwide

The killing fields ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 1,162 libraries worldwide
Dith Pran is an aide, translator and friend of a journalist who is covering the war in Cambodia. He is eventually exiled to the labor camps in Cambodia's countryside, where he endures four years of starvation, torture and war before escaping to Thailand.

Tsotsi by Athol Fugard ( Book )
42 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in 9 languages and held by 1,139 libraries worldwide
Het leven van een jonge zwarte bendeleider in Johannesburg in de jaren vijftig krijgt een wending als hij zich met een baby ziet opgescheept.

My children! My Africa by Athol Fugard ( Book )
15 editions published between 1989 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 895 libraries worldwide
"Generational conflict over the most effective means for ending apartheid in South Africa lead to an explosive confrontation between a gifted but impatient black township youth and his devoted but "old fashioned" black teacher... The unexpected involvement of a young white woman who befriends and learns from both men strips away the political trappings to reveal the human trauma at the heart of South Africa's... tragedy."--From publisher description.

Notebooks, 1960-1977 by Athol Fugard ( Book )
24 editions published between 1983 and 1990 in English and Undetermined and held by 744 libraries worldwide

Valley song by Athol Fugard ( Book )
12 editions published between 1996 and 2004 in English and held by 707 libraries worldwide
A play which tells a gentle story of how the generations cope with the end of apartheid in South Africa. A young women wants to leave home to begin to lead her own life, but her grandfather takes this as an insult to his way of life and everything he has worked for.

Boesman and Lena and other plays by Athol Fugard ( Book )
9 editions published between 1973 and 1988 in English and held by 687 libraries worldwide