Name/TitleA Woman Alone
MakerHead, Bessie
Maker RoleAuthor
MakerMacKenzie, Craig
Maker RoleEditor
About this objectPaperback book titled 'A Woman Alone: Autobiographical Writings' by Bessie Head, selected ad edited by Craig MacKenzie. The main chapter headings are:
1. Beginnings: South Africa, 1937-1964
- Notes from a quiet backwater I
2. In Exile: Botswana, 1964-1979
- Sketches
- Essays
- Notes on novels
3. Retrospect: Southern Africa and Beyond, 1979-1986
- Notes from a quiet backwater II
- Epilogue: An African Story
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 197 x W: 128 D: 8 mm
Date Made1990
Period20th century
Place MadeEngland, Oxford
Place NotesHeinemann International, a division of Heinemann Educational Books Ltd.
Halley Court, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8EJ
PublisherHeinemann International
Publication Date1990
Publication PlaceEngland, Oxford
Series TitleAfrican Writers Series
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Head:
Bessie Amelia Emery Head (6 July 1937 – 17 April 1986) was a South African writer who, though born in South Africa, is usually considered Botswana's most influential writer. She wrote novels, short fiction and autobiographical works that are infused with spiritual questioning and reflection. Notable books by her include When Rain Clouds Gather (1968), Maru (1971) and A Question of Power (1973) [continues].
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's history
Subject and Association Keywords(auto) biography
Subject and Association KeywordsBlack women writers
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN0-435-90578-3
Object numberGWL-2025-112-5
Spine LabelA WOMAN ALONE ~ Bessie Head
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved