MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS A Play [Paperback]

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).

Originally 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.

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 boysthe 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 Athol Fugardwas born in South Africa in 1932 and is an internationally acclaimed playwright. His best-known plays includeBloodknot(1961);Boesman and Lena(1969);Sizwe Bansi Is Dead(1972);The Island(1973), andMy Children! My Africa!(1989).  US