The road to Mecca

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Title:

The road to Mecca

Author:

Fugard, Athol.

ISBN:

9780930452797

9780930452780

Personal Author:

Fugard, Athol.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

x, 76 pages : portrait ; 22 cm

Abstract:

After her husband dies, aging Miss Helen begins to fill her home and garden in the remote South African bush with strange sculptures made from cement, glass, wire, and recycled materials like used beer cans and old headlights. As she seems to be increasingly unable to care for herself, Helen becomes the source of a struggle between the local pastor who wants to get Miss Helen into an old-age home, and Elsa, a young teacher who is determined that Miss Helen remain free.

Personal Subject:

Martins, Helen Elizabeth, 1897-1976-Drama.

Corporate Subject:

Owl House (Nieu-Bethesda, South Africa) -- Drama.

Subject Term:

Women artists -- South Africa -- Drama.

Outsider artists -- South Africa -- Drama.

Aging -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.

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Summary

A career summation, its author's own 'Mecca.'--Frank Rich, New York Times

After her husband dies, aging Miss Helen begins to fill her home and garden in the remote South African bush with strange sculptures made from cement, glass, wire, and recycled materials. Marius, a local clergyman, believes Helen should cease this habit and move to a senior home. But Elsa, a young teacher from Cape Town, arrives and encourages Helen to keep going. The two visitors spar over whether the peculiar art is an outpouring of creativity or an outbreak of madness.