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Bessie Head

1937 - 1986

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  • Cover of: Native Life in South Africa

    First published in 1910 30 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition nativelifeinsout0000solt
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  • Cover of: When Rain Clouds Gather: African Writers

    First published in 1968 21 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition whenraincloudsga00hea_u30 Cover of edition regenwolkenzeit0000bess Cover of edition whenraincloudsga0000head
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  • Cover of: Maru

    First published in 1971 14 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition maru00head
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  • Cover of: A question of power

    First published in 1972 13 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition questionofpower00head Cover of edition questionofpower0000head
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  • Cover of: The collector of treasures: and other Botswana village tales

    First published in 1977 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition collectoroftreas0000head Cover of edition collectoroftreas0000vanw
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  • Cover of: Tales of tenderness and power

    First published in 1989 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Serowe, village of the Rainwind

    First published in 1981 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition serowevillageofr0000head_b8l4
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: World Masterpieces

    First published in 1991 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition literature00pren Cover of edition literatureworldm00
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  • Cover of: African short stories

    First published in 1985 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition africanshortstor00chin
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  • Cover of: To Stir the Heart: Four African Stories

    First published in 2007 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A bewitched crossroad: an African saga

    First published in 1984 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A gesture of belonging: letters from Bessie Head, 1965-1979

    First published in 1991 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: When Rain Clouds Gather and Maru

    First published in 2010 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Cardinals

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The cardinals, with meditations and stories

    First published in 1993 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: La Coleccionista de Tesoros

    First published in 2004 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Life (Well Known Stories)

    First published in 2002 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The lovers

    First published in 1994 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A woman alone: autobiographical writings

    First published in 1990 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Baratani

    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language
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Subjects
Fiction, Botswana, fiction, Fiction, general, Social life and customs, History, South African Authors, Botswana, Fiction, political, Rural conditions, Teachers, fiction, Texts, Tswana language, Women and literature, Biography, History and criticism, Short stories, South African (English), South African Women authors, 18.07 English literature outside Europe and the USA, Africa, Africa, biography, Africa, fiction, Africa, juvenile literature, African, African Short stories, African literature
Places
Botswana, South Africa, Africa, Carthage, Italy, Kenya, Milan, Naples, Serowe (Botswana)
People
Bessie Head (1937-), Alonso, Antonio, Ariel, Bessie Head (1937-1986), Caliban, Ceres, Ferdinand, Gonzalo, Iris, Juno, Makhaya, Miranda, Prospero, Randolph Vigne, Sebastian, Sycorax, William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time
20th century, 1836-1909, 1909-1948, 1987, Rebellion, 1914-1915, To 1966

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September 26, 2023 Edited by merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
November 17, 2010 Edited by Omoseye Bolaji Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import