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My Children! My Africa!

by Athol Fugard · 1990

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The search for a means to an end to apartheid erupts into conflict between a black township youth and his "old-fashioned" black teacher.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
theatretheatreMore like thisLess of thissocial issuessocial issuesMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisAfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of thisSouth AfricaSouth AfricaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 96 pages
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