The Captain's Tiger - Softcover

Athol Fugard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1868143244 ISBN 13: 9781868143245

Publisher: Witwatersrand University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Genre: Drama
Characters: 2 males, 1 female
Scenery: Bare Stage

On board the SS Graigaur a young sailor begins to pen his first novel. Assisted by his muse, a portrait of his mother comes to life, and supported by his friend, an illiterate ship's mechanic, he struggles to balance romance and reality. This most personal of Athol Fugard's works is strictly autobiographical; at twenty he abandoned his university education, hitch hiked up Africa and ended up on a tramp steamer in Port Sudan. This play refl ects his attempts to come to terms with the conflicting emotions evoked by memories of his courageous mother and flawed father.

"Charming... Admire The Captain's Tiger and the lovely way in which it is told." - The New York Daily News

About this title

About the Author

The New Yorker has said of Athol Fugard, "A rare playwright, who could be a primary candidate for either the Nobel Prize in Literature or the Nobel Peace Prize." His major works for the stage include: Blood Knot; "Master Harold"...and the boys; My Children! My Africa!; A Lesson from Aloes; The Road to Mecca; Valley Song; and The Captain's Tiger.

About this edition

• Publisher: Witwatersrand University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1868143244
• ISBN 13: 9781868143245
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88