Bessie Head
South African-Botswanan novelist who wrote from the margins of exile and mental illness about community, belonging, and spiritual endurance. A Question of Power is her most profound and personal work.
Works
- A Question of PowerWoman's psychological breakdown and spiritual crisis in southern Africa
- When Rain Clouds GatherRefugees build new life in peaceful village amid African landscape
- MaruTwo outsiders navigate prejudice while seeking love in small South African town
- The Collector of TreasuresConnected stories of women overcoming violence and patriarchal oppression
- Serowe: Village of the Rain WindOral history of Botswana village through historical narrative and interviews
- A Bewitched CrossroadEssay exploring spiritual persecution and African witchcraft beliefs