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In Serowe:Village of the Rain Wind, Bessie Head blends her skills as a novelist with the actual words of nearly one hundred inhabitants of a Botswanan village called Serowe to present a clear picture of the village community and its history. Serowe is one of the best-known villages in Africa, the capital of the people ruled by the Khamas, of whom Tshekedi and Seretse are the most famous. This collection of writings also tells of a remarkable t...

A collection of short stories based on life in a Botswanan village, including the story of a woman who murders the husband who deserted her years before.

In two powerful novels of belonging, one of Africa's most important writers explores village life and the traditions of Botswana.

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Personaggi che spiccano per vitalità e bellezza sono quelli che Bessie Head ritrae in questa raccolta di racconti brevi ambientati in un villaggio del Botswana. Un mondo nel quale si fondono ricordi del passato e frammenti di vita quotidiana di uomini, ma soprattutto di donne: giovani, vecchie, bambine, istruite e non, mogli felici o madri di figli illegittimi, depositarie dei valori della tradizione ma contemporaneamente vittime del repentino...

Love and hope are the powerful provocateurs in four stories by two great African writers.

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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.

Expanded and updated collection of short stories using Head's 'Tales of Tenderness and Power' as a basis.

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In the heart of rural Botswana, the poverty stricken village of Golema Mmidi is a haven to exiles from far and wide. A South African political refugee and an Englishman join forces to revolutionise the villagers traditional farming methods, but their task is fraught with hazards as the pressures of tradition, opposition from the local chief and the unrelenting climate threaten to divide and devastate the fragile community.

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