Product Description
From origin myths to tales of modern prostitutes in search of dignity-even for only a moment-these powerful stories by two renowned African authors explore the uneasy coexistence between women and men, tradition and modernity. They show strong women demanding their right to marry or not, earn a living, and most importantly, be respected.
South African-born Bessie Head (19371986) immigrated to Botswana, where she is considered their most important writer.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o is a major Kenyan writer now living in the United States. He teaches and directs an international writing center at the University of California, Irvine.
About the Author
Head (1937-1986) is considered Botswana's most important writer. She was born in South Africa but immigrated to Botswana. She is best known for her short story collections The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales and her novels A Question of Power, Maru, and When Rain Clouds Gather.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o (1938- )is a major Kenyan writer now living in the United States. He has taught at Yale and New York University. He is a Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature as well as the Director of the International Center for Writing and Translation at the University of California, Irvine.
