Maru

Name: Maru
Author: Bessie Head

by Bessie Head

Two outsiders navigate prejudice while seeking love in small South African town

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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.

More by Bessie Head

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
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