by Bessie Head · Heinemann · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780435905798
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«Tales of Tenderness and Power» is Bessie Head's anthology of stories and legends, published by Heinemann in paperback (144 pages, in English).
It brings together stories, personal notes, and historical legends born from Bessie Head's experience in Botswana. The author observes her characters with closeness and records their conflicting emotions, the weight of community, and the tension between human tenderness and the abuse of power.
Volume in Heinemann's African Writers Series. Some of the included texts were unpublished until this collection.
For readers of African literature and short stories set in Botswana, interested in Bessie Head's legacy.
Bessie Amelia Emery Head 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).
