Ronnie Govender

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Ronnie Govender (1934- ) [1] is a South African writer and playwright of Tamil descent. ** Studied at the University of Durban-Westville. One of the founding members of TECON in 1969. **** His most celebrated play is The Lahnee’s Pleasure (first performed 1972 by TECON, published 1977), while later works include Beyond Calvary (19**), Blossoms on the Bough (19**), The Dilemma of the Swami (1986) and one-man dramatizations of his short stories, performed by Charles Pillai under the title At the Edge (1991) and 1949 (1996).

GOVENDER, Ronnie wrote At the Edge by Ronnie Govender, Playhouse, 1997. [JH]


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