Bessie Head
3) Maru
Author
Publisher
McCall Pub. Co
Pub. Date
1971.
Language
English
Description
"Read worldwide for her wisdom, authenticity, and skillful prose, South African born Bessie Head (1937-1986) offers a moving and magical tale of an orphaned girl, Margaret Cadmore, who goes to teach in a remote village in Botswana where her own people are kept as slaves. Her presence polarizes a community that does not see her people as human, and condemns her to the lonely life of an outcast. In the love story and intrigue that follows Head brilliantly...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[1974]
Language
English
Description
In this ironic, angry and passionate novel, Elizabeth, a young colored woman, and her son flee their degradating life in South Africa and travel to Botswana to find freedom and peace in working the land and developing a country.
