The Shadow of the Hummingbird
25 Sep 2014Size: 215mm x 135mm£17.99
The Shadow of the Hummingbird
Paperback £17.99
A charming meditation on the beauty and transience of the world around us, by acclaimed playwright, actor and director Athol Fugard.
The Shadow of the Hummingbird tells the story of an ailing man in his eighties and the afternoon spent with his ten year-old grandson. Fugard continues to mine the depths of the human spirit with profound empathy and heart.
This edition includes an introductory Prelude by Paula Fourie with extracts from Fugard’s unpublished notebooks.
'The greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world.'
Time'If there is a more urgent and indispensable playwright in world theater than South Africa's Athol Fugard, I don't know who it could be.'
Newsweek'Athol Fugard can say more with a single line than most playwrights convey in an entire script.'
Variety25 Sep 2014Size: 215mm x 135mm£17.99
