Athol Fugard Book by Dennis Walder (Farsi)

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Athol Fugard by Dennis Walder is a critical study of the life and work of the South African playwright Athol Fugard, a white author who stood alongside black South Africans in the struggle against racial apartheid. Walder examines Fugard’s personal development and analyzes his most influential plays, including Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, The Blood Knot, and Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, which brought him international recognition. The book explores how Fugard directed and sometimes acted in his works, shaping both South African and global theater. Through his plays, Fugard presents dignified characters struggling for survival under oppressive social conditions, highlighting the human cost of injustice, resilience, and the moral weight of endurance in a divided society.

• Pages: 180
• Genre: Biography, Literary Criticism, Theater Studies
• Book Cover Type: Paperback
• Language(s): Persian
• ISBN: 9786223081750
• Persian Title: کتاب آثول فوگارد

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