| Bessie Head and the Trauma of Exile: Identity and Alienation in Southern African Fiction Contributor(s): Agbo, Joshua (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367710285 ISBN-13: 9780367710286 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies - Psychology | Psychopathology - Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.16 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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), A Question of Power (1973), Serowe: Village of the Rain Wind (1981), and A Bewitched Crossroads: An African Saga (1984), this book will be of interest to researchers of African literature and postcolonial history. |