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by [[Tania van Zyl]]. A one-act play in a mix of prose and poetry, set in a futuristic world and dealing with the erosion of law and order and its replacement with a set of arbitrary rules. Treating the chicanery and greed of two generals (Hi Sky and Lo Tow), it also satirizes warmongering. A companion piece to her play ''[[The Willing Victim]]''. Published in ''[[Contrast]]'' Vol 10 No 2, January 1976.
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''[[ The Unwilling Fighter]]'' is a one-act play by [[Tania van Zyl]] (1908-19**).  
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A mix of prose and poetry, set in a futuristic world and dealing with the erosion of law and order and its replacement with a set of arbitrary rules. Treating the chicanery and greed of two generals ("Hi Sky" and "Lo Tow"), it also satirizes warmongering. Published in ''[[Contrast]]'' Vol 10 No 2, January 1976.
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A companion piece to her play ''[[The Willing Victim]]''.
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The Unwilling Fighter is a one-act play by Tania van Zyl (1908-19**).

A mix of prose and poetry, set in a futuristic world and dealing with the erosion of law and order and its replacement with a set of arbitrary rules. Treating the chicanery and greed of two generals ("Hi Sky" and "Lo Tow"), it also satirizes warmongering. Published in Contrast Vol 10 No 2, January 1976.

A companion piece to her play The Willing Victim.



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