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Bessie Head

South African born Botswanan writer and teacher (1937–1986)

Born	1937
Died	1986

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Native Life in South Africa

by Sol T. Plaatje, Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje, Brian Willan, and Bessie Head
First published in 1910
31 editions, 2 ebooks
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When Rain Clouds Gather: African Writers

by Bessie Head
First published in 1968
21 editions, 4 ebooks
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Maru

by Bessie Head
First published in 1971
14 editions, 2 ebooks
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A question of power

by Bessie Head
First published in 1972
13 editions, 3 ebooks
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The collector of treasures: and other Botswana village tales

by Bessie Head
First published in 1977
8 editions, 3 ebooks
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Tales of tenderness and power

by Bessie Head First published in 1989
7 editions, 1 ebook
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African short stories

by Chinua Achebe, C. L. Innes, Ousmane Sembène, Ama Ata Aidoo, Odun Balogun, David Owoyele, Jomo Kenyatta, Grace Ogot, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and 12 others
First published in 1985
4 editions, 2 ebooks
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Prentice Hall Literature: World Masterpieces

by Burton Beers, Anna Ahkmatova, Dante Alighieri, Yehuda Amichai, Margaret Atwood, Basho, Charles Baudelaire, Giovanni Boccaccio, Heinrich Böll, and 84 others
First published in 1991
4 editions, 3 ebooks
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Serowe, village of the Rainwind

by Bessie Head
First published in 1981
4 editions, 2 ebooks
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To Stir the Heart: Four African Stories

by Bessie Head and Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo First published in 2007
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A bewitched crossroad: an African saga

by Bessie Head First published in 1984
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When Rain Clouds Gather and Maru

by Bessie Head and Helen Oyeyemi First published in 2010
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A gesture of belonging: letters from Bessie Head, 1965-1979

by Bessie Head First published in 1991
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The Cardinals

by Bessie Head First published in 1995
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The cardinals, with meditations and stories

by Bessie Head First published in 1993
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The lovers

by Bessie Head First published in 1994
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A woman alone: autobiographical writings

by Bessie Head First published in 1990
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Baratani

by Bessie Head First published in 1999
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Mophutha Matlotlo

by Bessie Head First published in 1999
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Botshelo

by Bessie Head First published in 1999
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South African born Botswanan writer and teacher (1937–1986)

Born	1937
Died	1986

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OLID: OL356962A
Amazon ID: B001K84FRA
GoodReads: 15900
ISNI: 0000000108556853
Library of Congress Names: n50025843
VIAF: 19692995
Wikidata: Q455286
Inventaire.io: wd:Q455286

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