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The Train Driver
Athol Fugard
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Description for The Train Driver
Paperback. In December 2000, Pumla Lolwana pulled her three children close to her body and stepped in front of a train on the railway tracks between Philippi and Nyanga on the Cape Flats, South Africa. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 112.
In December 2000, Pumla Lolwana pulled her three children close to her body and stepped in front of a train on the railway tracks between Philippi and Nyanga on the Cape Flats, South Africa.
This true story demanded Athol Fugard's attention and compelled him to write The Train Driver; a beautiful and haunting play of redemptive power.
The Train Driver received its UK premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London, in November 2010.
'Brave, confrontational and tender . . . Essential theatre viewing.' Sunday Times, South Africa
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571275205
SKU
V9780571275205
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About Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard was born in Middelburg, South Africa in 1932 and grew up in Port Elizabeth, the setting for many of his plays. After spending two years at the University of Cape Town and working as a deck hand, Fugard took up acting and then started to write his own plays. He moved to Johannesburg in 1958, where ... Read more
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