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| − | A play about the idea of revolution and terrorism, set in a fictional world. The [[Afrikaans]] text published in ''[[Helikon]]'', 1(5) and in ''[[Nuwe Eenbedrywe]]'' (“New One-act Plays”, ed [[Gerhard J. Beukes]]) by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1952. First performed [in English or Afrikaans?*] by the [[Trafalgar Players]] in 1954. It was a prescribed book for many years, also for black schools in South Africa in 1974-76. The English text, ''[[Bitter Road]]'', is contained in the collection ''[[A Time for Compassion]]'' by Paul Roubaix ( | + | A play about the idea of revolution and terrorism, set in a fictional world. The [[Afrikaans]] text published in ''[[Helikon]]'', 1(5) and in ''[[Nuwe Eenbedrywe]]'' (“New One-act Plays”, ed [[Gerhard J. Beukes]]) by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1952. First performed [in English or Afrikaans?*] by the [[Trafalgar Players]] in 1954. It was a prescribed book for many years, also for black schools in South Africa in 1974-76. The English text, ''[[Bitter Road]]'', is contained in the collection ''[[A Time for Compassion]]'' by [[Paul Roubaix]] (Toronto: [[Culturama]], 1978). |
Latest revision as of 12:07, 29 July 2023
Die Bitter Pad ("The Bitter Road”) An Afrikaans one-act play by Paul Roubaix.
The original text
A play about the idea of revolution and terrorism, set in a fictional world. The Afrikaans text published in Helikon, 1(5) and in Nuwe Eenbedrywe (“New One-act Plays”, ed Gerhard J. Beukes) by J.L. van Schaik in 1952. First performed [in English or Afrikaans?*] by the Trafalgar Players in 1954. It was a prescribed book for many years, also for black schools in South Africa in 1974-76. The English text, Bitter Road, is contained in the collection A Time for Compassion by Paul Roubaix (Toronto: Culturama, 1978).
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