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Dark thunderclouds: ‘Maru’ by Bessie Head, who had a white mother and a black father, is part autobiographical in that a main character in the book, a teacher raised by a missionary, is San and experienced discrimination in Botswana. Photo: George Hallett/Gallery MOMO
BESSIE HEAD

‘Maru’  is more than a classic

One should reread Bessie Head’s book to fully appreciate it in all its magnificence

  • Darryl Accone
8 min read