Fuente Sagrada
by Uys Krige. Fuente Sagrada is the title of an Afrikaans one-act play by Uys Krige ().
Contents
The original text
A fine play indicting the brutality of war. Set in the Spanish Civil War, the title comes from the name of a holy well of the same name, and deals with the triumph of human dignity amidst the dehumanization brought about by war in the tale of the salvation of his central character, Marais.
Published in Afrikaans in Die Wit Muur en Ander Eenbedrywe by Unie-Volkspers in 1940 and again inAlle Paaie gaan na Rome by Unie-Volkspers in 1949.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English by the author himself, using the same title, and published in The Sniper and other one-act plays by HAUM in 1964.
Published in Afrikaans in Alle Paaie gaan na Rome by Unie-Volkspers in 1949, then later in English translation in The Sniper and other one-act plays by HAUM in 1964.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Ludwig Binge, 1969
Gosher, 1988
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