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Bessie Head and the Trauma of Exile: Identity and Alienation in Southern African Fiction (Global Africa)

Joshua Agbo

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Description: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) and A Question of Power, (1973), this book will be of interest to researchers of African literature and post-colonial history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bessie Head and the Trauma of Exile: Identity and Alienation in Southern African Fiction (Global Africa). To get started finding Bessie Head and the Trauma of Exile: Identity and Alienation in Southern African Fiction (Global Africa), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 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) and A Question of Power, (1973), this book will be of interest to researchers of African literature and post-colonial history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Bessie Head and the Trauma of Exile: Identity and Alienation in Southern African Fiction (Global Africa). To get started finding Bessie Head and the Trauma of Exile: Identity and Alienation in Southern African Fiction (Global Africa), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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