{"product_id":"marigolds-in-august-the-guest-two-screenplays-paperback","title":"Marigolds in August \/ The Guest: Two Screenplays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAthol Fugard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoss Devenish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo screenplays from two of South Africa's preeminent artists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMarigolds in August\u003c\/i\u003e, we meet three men navigating the racial inequities of employment in Apartheid South Africa. Daan, a Black South African, works as a gardener at a whites-only resort. He is poor, but his meager earnings keep him afloat and alive. Cut to Melton, an unemployed Black man who is desperate for work. Daan is hesitant to help Melton--while he is employed, his citizenship papers are no longer valid, and he does not want to risk his own safety to help anyone. Tensions rise, forcing Paulus, a white snake catcher, to intervene as an unwilling mediator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guest\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of Eugène Nielen Marais--writer, dissident, and one of the founders of Afrikaans literature. The screenplay outlines Marais's months-long stay at a remote farm, where he sought a way out of his morphine addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAthol Fugard\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-2025) worked in the theater as a playwright, director and actor for more than fifty years. His plays include \u003cem\u003eBlood Knot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoesman and Lena\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\"Master Harold\"... and the boys\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Mecca\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Children! My Africa!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStatements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eValley Song\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoss Devenish\u003c\/b\u003e is a South African film director. Devenish directed three filmic adaptations of Fugard's work: \u003ci\u003eBoesman and Lena\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003eThe Guest\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), and \u003ci\u003eMarigolds in August\u003c\/i\u003e (1980).\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.52 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763606716704,"sku":"9781559360593","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f07a9500888e3ef76d41f2caf43820c2.webp?v=1780236725","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/marigolds-in-august-the-guest-two-screenplays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}