Tsotsi
Feb 2009 · Canongate Books
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Tsotsi is an angry young gang leader in the South African township of Sophiatown. A man without a past, he exists only to kill and steal. But one night, in a moonlit grove of bluegum trees, a woman he attempts to rape forces a shoebox into his arms. The box contains a baby, and his life is inexorably changed. He begins to remember his childhood, to rediscover himself and his capacity for love.
Turned into an Oscar-winning movie in 2006, Tsotsi's raw power and rare humanity show how decency and compassion can survive against the odds.
Turned into an Oscar-winning movie in 2006, Tsotsi's raw power and rare humanity show how decency and compassion can survive against the odds.
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Pamela Dunlop
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January 13, 2015
Story of a gang member in South Africa who has shut out the memories of his past and then circumstances lead to him regaining his past memories and he turns his life around I read the book to help my son with his exams and couldn't put it down.
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October 5, 2019
Very interesting book and the Language is really good i learnt some new words from this novel it was an amazing experience reading it... - - I am from Afghanistan
About the author
Athol Fugard (1932-2025) was one of the world's greatest dramatists. His career spanned over fifty years of playwriting, stage and film acting, and directing. He worked in South Africa, on and off Broadway and in London. Tsotsi is his only novel.
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