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Bessie Head Pořadí knih
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.
- 1998
- 1995
When rain clouds gather
- 188 stránek
- 7 hodin čtení
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.
- 1988
Belletristik : Südafrika (Republik) ; Erzählungen.
- 1974
A Question of Power
- 206 stránek
- 8 hodin čtení
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.
