Bessie Head

Author of A Question of Power (African Writers)

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Books by Bessie Head

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A Question of Power (African Writers) 108 copies
Maru (African Writers Series) 94 copies, 2 reviews
When Rain Clouds Gather 73 copies
A Collector of Treasures (African Writers) 48 copies
The Collector of Treasures (African Writers Series) 23 copies, 1 review
The Cardinals (African Writers Series) 13 copies
Serowe: Village of the Rain-Wind (African Writers Series) 11 copies
Tales of Tenderness and Power 9 copies
To Stir the Heart: Four African Stories (2 X 2) 5 copies
A Woman Alone (AWS African Writers Series) 3 copies
When Rain Clouds Gather Int 1 copy
A Gesture of Belonging: Letters from Bessie Head, 1965-1979 1 copy
Life 1 copy
The Cardinals With Meditations & Short Stories 1 copy

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Date of birth

1937-07-06

Date of death

1986-04-17

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Gender

female

Nationality

South Africa

Botswana (from 1979)

Places of residence

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

Serowe, Botswana

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Awards and honors

The Order of Ikhamanga in Gold

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