This collection contains five plays by the South African writer
Allan Horwitz: The Pump Room; Comrade Babble; Boykie and Girlie;
Jericho; and Book Marks. The plays explore the contradictions and dreams
of the new and old South Africa, as well as universal themes that
include the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other moral dilemmas.
Price range: £24.00 through £25.00
About the author
ALLAN KOLSKI HORWITZ was born in 1952 in Vryburg, South Africa but grew
up in Cape Town. Between 1974 and 1985 he lived in the Middle East,
Europe and North America, returning to live in Johannesburg in 1986.
Since then he has worked as an organiser and educator in the trade union
and social housing movements. He is a writer in various genres as well
as being a songwriter and singer. Since leaving full-time employment in
the trade unions in 2009, he continues on an ad hoc with his work as an
educator and activist. He is a member of the Botsotso Jesters poetry
performance group and of the Botsotso Publishing editorial board.