{"product_id":"9780802142689","title":"Tsotsi","description":"\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\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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50078744936688,"sku":"9780802142689","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802142689_p0.jpg?v=1784734108","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802142689","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}