The first garden
By: Anne Hébert ; translated from the French by Sheila Fischman.
Contributors: Hébert, Anne.
Publisher: Anansi; House of Anansi Pr
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Work titles: Premier jardin.
Description: Flora Fontages is a famous Parisian actress who has been in exile from her native Canada for twenty years. When word comes that her long-estranged daughter, Maud, has disappeared in Quebec City, she decides to return home, accepting the part of Winnie, the old crone in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days, at a local theatre. The visit unexpectedly turns into a devastating confrontation with her past and present illusions, as Flora finds she must come to terms with all the roles she has ever played in life, as actress, woman, mother, child, and lover.
Notes: Translation of: Le premier jardin.