{"product_id":"tsotsi-paperback","title":"Tsotsi - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAthol Fugard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAthol Fugard is renowned for his relentless explorations of personal and political survival in apartheid South Africa -- which include his now classic plays \u003ci\u003eMaster Harold and the Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Blood Knot.\u003c\/i\u003e Fugard has written a single novel, \u003ci\u003eTsotsi, \u003c\/i\u003e which director Gavin Hood has made into a feature film that is South Africa's official entry for the 2006 Academy Awards. Set amid the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto, where survival is the primary objective, \u003ci\u003eTsotsi\u003c\/i\u003e traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we meet Tsotsi, he is a man without a name (tsotsi is Afrikaans for \"hoodlum\") who has repressed his past and now exists only to stage and execute vicious crimes. When he inadvertently kidnaps a baby, Tsotsi is confronted with memories of his own painful childhood, and this angry young man begins to rediscover his own humanity, dignity, and capacity to love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.22 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757483950368,"sku":"9780802142689","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8e6947d79a4e4d39e70fc9e51a53d81f.webp?v=1780104214","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tsotsi-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}