Download or read book The Blood Knot written by Athol Fugard and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1984 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood Knot is a parable of two brothers who share a one-room shack near Port Elizabeth, South Africa: Zachariah is dark-skinned and Morris, light-skinned. They share the same mother but find their differences lead them to a common bond as brothers and men. Saving to buy a farm where they may retire Morris is the "slave", cooking and cleaning while Zach earns money for them both. When Morrie joins a lonely hearts club on his brother's behalf, they find themselves awaiting the visit of a White woman who will never arrive.