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Boesman & Lena by Athol Fugard

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Name: Athol Fugard
Birth Date: June 11, 1932
Place of Birth: Middelburgh, Karroo, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Gender: Male
Occupations: playwright, writer, novelist

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Biography of Athol Fugard
1284 words, approx. 4.3 pages
Athol Fugard (born 1932) is a South African playwright known for his subtle, poignant descriptions of the racial problems in his country. Athol Fugard was born on June 11, 1932, in Middelburgh, a small village in the Karroo district in South Africa, of a...
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Biography of (Harold) Athol Fugard
11816 words, approx. 39.4 pages
Athol Fugard is the most important South African playwright and the first to have an international reputation. His plays command audiences the world over, despite their local origins and idiom. He has been hailed by William A. Henry in Time magazine (18...


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Variety
BOESMAN & LENA.(Review) (movie review)
05/15/2000: 1,192 words, approx. 4 pages
(FRANCE) A Pathe release (in France) of a Pathe Image presentation, in association with Primedia Pictures, with the participation of Canal Plus and La Sept-Arte. Produced by Francois Ivernel, Pierre Rissient. Co-producers, Jeremy Nathan, John Stodel. (International sales: Pathe International, Paris.) Directed,...
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Twentieth Century Literature
Power, self, and other: the absurd in 'Boesman and Lena.' (Athol Fugard Issue)
12/22/1993: 2,805 words, approx. 9 pages
Athol Fugard's 'Boesman and Lena' is similar to Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' because both plays portray the absurdity of life. However, unlike Beckett's highly metaphysical play, 'Boesman and Lena' explores the absurdity of human power structures as portrayed by social hierarchies and the...
 


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