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South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92

Athol Fugard, a major South African playwright known for works challenging apartheid, has died at the age of 92, as confirmed by the South African government.
Fugard's notable plays, including 'Master Harold... And the Boys' and 'The Blood Knot,' received acclaim on Broadway, with six of his works appearing there.
He faced persecution from the apartheid government, having his passport taken away for four years due to his activism and work in theater.
Fugard received a Tony Award for lifetime achievement in 2011, and his play 'Master Harold... And the Boys' was notably performed twice on Broadway.

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Japan Today

South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies at 92

Athol Fugard, South Africa's foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as "The Blood Knot" and "’Master Harold’... and the Boys" to show how the racist system distorted the humanity of his country with what he called “a daily tally of injustice,” has died. He…

22 hours ago·Sakado, Japan

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Los Angeles Times

Appreciation: Playwright Athol Fugard proved the pen could be mightier than the sword

An appreciation of South African playwright Athol Fugard, whose plays that bore witness to the cruelty of apartheid, including 'Blood Knot,' 'Boesman and Lena,' 'A Lesson From Aloes' and 'My Children! My Africa!'

1 day ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Hollywood Reporter

Athol Fugard, South Africa’s Giant Playwright, Dies at 92

Athol Fugard, South Africa's foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in searing works The Blood Knot and 'Master Harold’.

1 day ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Deadline

Athol Fugard Dies: South African Playwright & ‘Tsotsi’ Writer Was 92

Athol Fugard, the Blood Knot, Master Harold… and the Boys and Tsotsi writer who is widely regarded as South Africa’s greatest ever playwright, has died. He was 92. According to AP, the South African government has confirmed Fugard’s death and said South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical icons, whose work […]

1 day ago·Los Angeles, United States

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