Bessie Head

Quotes

• “The rhythm of sunrise, the rhythm of sunset, filled her life.”

• “He was a thin little fellow with a hollowed-out chest and comic knobbly knees.”

• “Life is not in bits and pieces. It is a magnificent, rhythmic, pulsating symphony.”

• “There’s only one way to make yourself shock-proof. Do not be impressed by evil and do not be impressed by good.”

• “It was his belief that a witty answer turneth away wrath and that the oil of reason should always be poured on troubled waters.”

Books by Bessie Head in order

Books by Bessie Head in the order they were published, from When Rain Clouds Gather (1968) to To Stir the Heart (2007).

1. 1When Rain Clouds GatherWhen Rain Clouds Gather1968
2. 2MaruMaru1971
3. 3A Question of PowerA Question of Power1972
4. 4The Collector of TreasuresThe Collector of Treasures1977
5. 5SeroweSerowe1981
6. 6A Bewitched CrossroadA Bewitched Crossroad1984
7. 7LifeLife2002
8. 8To Stir the HeartTo Stir the Heart2007
9. 9A Gesture of BelongingA Gesture of Belonging
10. 10A Woman AloneA Woman Alone
11. 11Between the LinesBetween the Lines
12. 12Tales of Tenderness and PowerTales of Tenderness and Power
    What's in it (21)

    • Let Me Tell a Story Now
    • Oranges and Lemons
    • Snowball
    • Sorrow Food
    • Chibuku Beer and Independence
    • Village People
    • The Old Woman
    • Summer Sun
    • The Green Tree
    • Tao
    • The Woman from America
    • Chief Sekoto Holds Court
    • Property
    • A Power Struggle
    • A Period of Darkness
    • The Lovers
    • The General
    • Son of the Soil
    • The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses
    • The Coming of the Christ-child
    • Dreamer and Storyteller
13. 13The CardinalsThe Cardinals
14. 14The Cardinals, with Meditations and StoriesThe Cardinals, with Meditations and Stories
15. 15The LoversThe Lovers