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Love, Crime and Johannesburg: A Musical
Junction Avenue Theatre Company
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Paperback. 'Why bother to rob a bank, when you can own a bank?' asked Bertold Brecht. The question is reiterated in the very Brechtian Love, Crime and Johannesburg, the story of Jimmy 'Long Legs' Mangane, a people's poet involved in the struggle, who is accused of robbing a bank. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; AVGM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
'Why bother to rob a bank, when you can own a bank?' asked Bertold Brecht. The question is reiterated in the very Brechtian Love, Crime and Johannesburg, the story of Jimmy 'Long Legs' Mangane, a people's poet involved in the struggle, who is accused of robbing a bank. He passionately asserts his innocence, claiming to work for the 'secret secret service'. Lewis, his old friend and comrade from the struggle, now owns a bank. How did this happen? The man of the struggle is now a man of accounts. A man of the nineties. Part of the cellphone generation. Added ... Read more
'Why bother to rob a bank, when you can own a bank?' asked Bertold Brecht. The question is reiterated in the very Brechtian Love, Crime and Johannesburg, the story of Jimmy 'Long Legs' Mangane, a people's poet involved in the struggle, who is accused of robbing a bank. He passionately asserts his innocence, claiming to work for the 'secret secret service'. Lewis, his old friend and comrade from the struggle, now owns a bank. How did this happen? The man of the struggle is now a man of accounts. A man of the nineties. Part of the cellphone generation. Added ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781868143542
SKU
V9781868143542
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Ref
99-50
About Junction Avenue Theatre Company
Junction Avenue Theatre Company was formed in 1976 in an effort to create historically informed plays about South African society. The company performed plays, short stories and scripted many of their own productions. The company was awarded the AA Life Vita Award for playwright of the year for Sophiatown in 1986. Malcolm Purkey is a South African writer and director. ... Read more
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