Tsotsi

Tsotsi

Athol Fugard

The novel Tsotsi is set in the slums of Johannesburg during apartheid and follows six days in the life of a young gangster known only as Tsotsi, which means "criminal" in Afrikaans.

Without a past or identity, Tsotsi leads a small gang of Boston, Butcher and Die Aap, surviving through violence and crime.

After his gang brutally murders a miner for pay, Boston, the only educated member of the group, questions Tsotsi's callousness. Tsotsi then brutally beats him up and kicks him out of the gang. Fleeing from his thoughts, Tsotsi impulsively hijacks a car, shooting the driver, and discovers a baby in the back seat. Unexpectedly, he decides to keep the child, which becomes a turning point in his life.

Unable to care for the baby, he forces the young mother, Miriam, to breastfeed it. Through interactions with her and an encounter with the disabled Morris, Tsotsi begins to question his actions and memories of his own childhood, which was marked by trauma and abandonment. Gradually, compassion and a desire for change emerge.

When he decides to return the baby to its parents, he is confronted by the police. Despite being threatened with a gun, he surrenders the child and calmly surrenders to the authorities, symbolizing his inner transformation and quest for redemption.

Fugard's novel explores themes of identity, violence, compassion, and the possibility of moral renewal, offering a powerful critique of social injustices in South Africa.

Translation
Damir Biličić
Editor
Andrea Zlatar
Graphics design
Nenad Martić
Dimensions
24 x 15.5 cm
Pages
190
Publisher
Algoritam, Zagreb, 2007.
 
Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
Language: Croatian.

One copy is available

Condition:Used, excellent condition
 

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