Bessie Head and the Trauma of Exile

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This book investigates themes of exile and oppression in Southern Africa across Bessie Head's fiction, including 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: The Literature of the Oppressed Chapter 2: Exile, Post-coloniality, Trauma: Theories and Perspectives Chapter 3: The Ordeals of Crossing: From Home to Exile Chapter 4: The Black-on-black Prejudice Chapter 5: Black Power and Trauma in a Shut-in World Chapter 6: History through Fiction or Fiction through History? Chapter 7: Patriarchy and Power: Women on the Edge of the Cliff Chapter 8: Conclusion: Towards the Unification of Thematic Trajectories