{"product_id":"the-shadow-of-the-hummingbird-paperback","title":"The Shadow of the Hummingbird - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAthol Fugard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaula Fourie\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA legendary playwright mines the depth of the human heart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Hummingbird\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of an ailing man in his eighties and the afternoon spent with his ten-year-old grandson. In a charming meditation on the beauty and transience of the world around us, Fugard mined the depths of the human spirit with profound empathy and heart. The text of the play includes an introductory Prelude by Paula Fourie with extracts from Fugard's unpublished notebooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAthol Fugard\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-2025) worked in the theater as a playwright, director and actor for more than fifty years. His plays include \u003cem\u003eBlood Knot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoesman and Lena\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\"Master Harold\"... and the boys\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Mecca\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Children! My Africa!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStatements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eValley Song\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330421461229,"sku":"9781559364829","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/qmA8V97olR9781559364829.webp?v=1784928753","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/the-shadow-of-the-hummingbird-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}