{"product_id":"master-harold-and-the-boys-isbn-9780307475206","title":"MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling drama of South African apartheid and a universal coming-of-age story, from \"the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally produced in 1982, \"Master Harold and the Boys\" is now an acknowledged classic of the stage, whose themes of injustice, racism, friendship, and reconciliation traverse borders and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world.\" —\u003ci\u003eTime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003e'Master Harold' ... and the boys\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An exhilarating play ... a triumph of playmaking, and unforgettable!\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eATHOL FUGARD was born in South Africa in 1932 and is an internationally acclaimed playwright. His best-known plays include \u003ci\u003eBloodknot\u003c\/i\u003e (1961); \u003ci\u003eBoesman and Lena\u003c\/i\u003e (1969); \u003ci\u003eSizwe Bansi Is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e (1972); \u003ci\u003eThe Island\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), and \u003ci\u003eMy Children! My Africa!\u003c\/i\u003e (1989).","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299802730725,"sku":"NP9780307475206","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307475206.jpg?v=1767732374","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/master-harold-and-the-boys-isbn-9780307475206","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}