An astonishing lost masterpiece, by the celebrated South African playwright Athol Fugard.
'Tsotsi' is an Afrikaans term for a gangster, and the novel follows a gang of young men who have turned to crime in a desperate attempt to survive on the streets in 1950s South Africa. The lead of the group has taken on the name Tsotsi, after a childhood trauma leaves him with no memory of who he is, or where he comes from. Over the course of novel, Tsotsi's conscience and humanity slowly awaken, along with his repressed memories. Gorgeously written and sharply evocative, 'Tsotsi' will grab you by the heart from the very beginning.
