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| + | "''[[The Hungerers]]'' is an American fable. The hunger of these hungerers is not a hunger for bread alone, although that hunger is beautiful enough. It is a hunger for immortality. The simple immortality which comes about when human beings rid themselves of all world imposed absurdities and know the foolishness of pride." (Author's note in the [[Samuel French]] publication). | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:39, 5 June 2025
The Hungerers is a short play by William Saroyan (1939).
Contents
The original text
"The Hungerers is an American fable. The hunger of these hungerers is not a hunger for bread alone, although that hunger is beautiful enough. It is a hunger for immortality. The simple immortality which comes about when human beings rid themselves of all world imposed absurdities and know the foolishness of pride." (Author's note in the Samuel French publication).
The text published by .
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
