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''[[At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories]]'' is a book of short stories and stage adaptation of the same name by [[Ronnie Govender]] (1935-2021)
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''[[At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories]]'' is a book of short stories by [[Ronnie Govender]] (1935-2021)
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Also the title of [[stage adaptation]] of the stories. 
  
 
==The original text==  
 
==The original text==  
  
A collection of Govender's writings, stories that offers a series of narratives of life in Cato Manor from the 1940s until its destruction in 1958/9, and in the process raises larger questions about South African Indian identities—questions of alienation, exclusion, exoticism, and belonging. It contains the play ''[[At the Edge]]'',
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A collection of Govender's writings, stories that offers a series of narratives of life in Cato Manor from the 1940s until its destruction in 1958/9, and in the process raises larger questions about South African Indian identities—questions of alienation, exclusion, exoticism, and belonging. First published by [[Marx Publishers]] in  1996.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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The stories were adapted as a one-person stage piece entitled ''[[At the Edge]]'' (first performed 1993) and later also as ''[[At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories]]'' when performed by actress [[Jailoshini Naidoo]] (performed 2010).
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First published by [[Marx Publishers]] in  1996.
 
  
==Translations and adaptations==
 
  
Adapted as a one-woman show under this title, the stories were performed by actress [[Jailoshini Naidoo]] in ,
 
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
2010: The as part of the fourth edition of the ''[[Shared History - The Indian Experience Festival]]'', presented by [[Teamwork Productions]] in association with The High Commission of India, the play was performed by  [[Jailoshini Naidoo]], directed by [[Sharupa Dutta]], with music by  [[Siva Devar]]. It was presented at [[Playhouse Theatre]], Durban from 8 September to 12 September (as part of the ''[[Celebrating Durban Festival]]''), at [[The Market Theatre]], Johannesburg, as part of the [[Joburg Arts Alive International Festival]] from 16 to 26 September.
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2010: The as part of the fourth edition of the ''[[Shared History - The Indian Experience Festival]]'', presented by [[Teamwork Productions]] in association with The High Commission of India, ''[[At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories]]'' was performed by  [[Jailoshini Naidoo]], directed by [[Sharupa Dutta]], with music by  [[Siva Devar]]. It was presented at [[Playhouse Theatre]], Durban from 8 September to 12 September (as part of the ''[[Celebrating Durban Festival]]''), at [[The Market Theatre]], Johannesburg, as part of the [[Joburg Arts Alive International Festival]] from 16 to 26 September.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 05:19, 21 May 2021

At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories is a book of short stories by Ronnie Govender (1935-2021)

Also the title of stage adaptation of the stories.

The original text

A collection of Govender's writings, stories that offers a series of narratives of life in Cato Manor from the 1940s until its destruction in 1958/9, and in the process raises larger questions about South African Indian identities—questions of alienation, exclusion, exoticism, and belonging. First published by Marx Publishers in 1996.

Translations and adaptations

The stories were adapted as a one-person stage piece entitled At the Edge (first performed 1993) and later also as At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories when performed by actress Jailoshini Naidoo (performed 2010).



Performance history in South Africa

2010: The as part of the fourth edition of the Shared History - The Indian Experience Festival, presented by Teamwork Productions in association with The High Commission of India, At the Edge and Other Cato Manor Stories was performed by Jailoshini Naidoo, directed by Sharupa Dutta, with music by Siva Devar. It was presented at Playhouse Theatre, Durban from 8 September to 12 September (as part of the Celebrating Durban Festival), at The Market Theatre, Johannesburg, as part of the Joburg Arts Alive International Festival from 16 to 26 September.

Sources

https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Other-Cato-Manor-Stories/dp/191969014X

https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=25407

Rajendra Chetty. At the Edge. The Writings of Ronnie Govender New York: Peter Lang[]

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