{"product_id":"love-crime-and-johannesburg","title":"Love, Crime and Johannesburg","description":"'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 to the mix is an old-style gangster, two girlfriends, a Jewish father and a very unusual Chief of Police. Described as one of the first genuine post-apartheid plays, Love, Crime and Johannesburg is a witty, light-hearted account of life in the City of Gold at the turn of the millennium. A must for all students of South African theatre. Winner of the 2000 Vita Award for best script of a new South African Play.","brand":"Wits University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57268598899032,"sku":"9781868143542","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781868143542_e5bff6d8-abfe-40e0-9db5-ec93ba73294a.jpg?v=1778559366","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/love-crime-and-johannesburg","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}