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Bessie Head

    6. červenec 1937 – 17. duben 1986

    Bessie Emery Head, a writer deeply rooted in Botswana, explores the complexities of identity, exile, and societal prejudice. Her work often delves into the lives of marginalized individuals, portraying their struggles for self-discovery and resilience amidst challenging circumstances. Head's distinctive narrative style blends personal experience with fictional elements, offering profound insights into the human condition and the search for belonging. Her literary contributions continue to resonate, highlighting universal themes of displacement and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

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    Wenn der Regen fällt
    A Question of Power
    When rain clouds gather
    • When rain clouds gather

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      Two exiles--one white, one black--in a poor village in Botswana struggle with tradition, climate, and the local chief as they try to modernize the villagers' farming methods.

      When rain clouds gather
    • A Question of Power

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      It is never clear to Elizabeth whether the mission principal's cruel revelations of her origins is at the bottom of her mental breakdown, but in the dark loneliness of the Botswanan night, the frightened South African refugee slips in and out of sanity.

      A Question of Power