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The Road to Mecca

by Athol Fugard · 1985

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A South African pastor and a young teacher from Cape Town battle over the fate of an eccentric elderly widow.

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
theatretheatreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisAfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 80 pages
Form
playsplaysMore like thisLess of this

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