Bessie Head and the Trauma of Exile : Identity and Alienation in Southern African Fiction Paperback / softback
by Joshua (Benue State University, Nigeria) Agbo
Part of the Global Africa series
Paperback / softback
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This book investigates themes of exile and oppression in Southern Africa across Bessie Head’s novels and short fiction. An exile herself, arriving in Botswana as a South African refugee, Bessie Head’s fiction serves as an important example of African exile literature.
This book argues that Head’s characters are driven to exile as a result of their socio- political ambivalence while still in South Africa, and that this sense of discomfort follows them to their new lives.
Investigating themes of trauma and identity politics across colonial and post- colonial contexts, this book also addresses the important theme of black- on- black prejudice and hostility which is often overlooked in studies of Head’s work. Covering Head’s shorter fiction as well as her major novels When Rain Clouds Gather (1969), Maru (1971), A Question of Power (1973), Serowe: Village of the Rain Wind (1981), and A Bewitched Crossroads: An African Saga (1984), this book will be of interest to researchers of African literature and postcolonial history.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:228 pages, 6 Halftones, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:25/09/2023
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- ISBN:9780367723293
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:228 pages, 6 Halftones, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:25/09/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367723293