Tsotsi is an angry young gang leader in the South African township of Sophiatown. A man without a past, he exists only to kill and steal. But one night, in a moonlit grove of bluegum trees, a woman he attempts to rape forces a shoe box into his arms. The box contains a baby, and his life is inexorably changed. He begins to remember his childhood, to rediscover himself and his capacity for love. Turned into an Oscar-winning movie in 2006, Tsotsi's raw power and rare humanity show how decency and compassion can survive against the odds.
- ISBN10 1841955663
- ISBN13 9781841955667
- Publish Date 2 March 2006 (first published 1 January 1980)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 January 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Canongate Books
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English