Bessie Head

Citations

• “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.”

Les livres de Bessie Head dans l'ordre

Les livres de Bessie Head dans l'ordre de parution, de When Rain Clouds Gather (1968) à When Rain Clouds Gather Maru (2010).

1. 1When Rain Clouds GatherWhen Rain Clouds Gather1968
2. 2MaruMaru1971
3. 3A Question of PowerA Question of Power1972
4. 4A Collector of TreasuresA Collector of Treasures1977
5. 5SeroweSerowe1981
6. 6A Bewitched CrossroadA Bewitched Crossroad1984
7. 7LifeLife2002
8. 8To Stir the HeartTo Stir the Heart2007
9. 9When Rain Clouds Gather MaruWhen Rain Clouds Gather Maru2010
10. 10A Gesture of BelongingA Gesture of Belonging
11. 11A Woman AloneA Woman Alone
12. 12Between the LinesBetween the Lines
13. 13Tales of Tenderness and PowerTales of Tenderness and Power
    Ce qu'il contient (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
14. 14The CardinalsThe Cardinals
15. 15The Cardinals, with Meditations and StoriesThe Cardinals, with Meditations and Stories
16. 16The LoversThe Lovers