Bessie Head

When Rain Clouds Gather And Maru (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'When Rain Clouds Gather and Maru are fairy tales about the transformations that love can wreak. And they transform love into a force to be thankful for' HELEN OYEYEMI

In two powerful novels of belonging, one of Africa's most important writers explores village life and the traditions of Botswana.

When Rainclouds Gather: Escaping South Africa and his troubled past, Makehaya crosses the border to Botswana, in the hope of leading a peaceful, purposeful life. In the village of Golema Mmidi he meets Gilbert, a charismatic Englishman who is trying to modernise farming methods to benefit the community. The two outsiders join forces, but their task is fraught with hazards: opposition from the corrupt chief, the pressures of tradition, and the unrelenting climate ever threaten to bring tragedy.

Maru: Margaret, an orphan from a despised tribe, has lived her life under the loving protection of a missionary's wife. She has only to open her mouth to cause confusion, for her education and English accent do not fit her looks. When she accepts her first teaching post, in a remote village, Margaret is befriended by Dikeledi, sister of Maru the chief-in-waiting. Despite making influential friends, Margaret faces prejudice even from the children she teaches, and her presence causes Maru and his best friend - also Dikeledi's lover - to become sworn enemies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780748125685
• Artikelnr.: 39585382

Autorenporträt

Bessie Head, Introduction by Helen Oyeyemi

Rezensionen

When Rain Clouds Gather and Maru are fairy tales about the transformations that love can wreak. And they transform love into a force to be thankful for Helen Oyeyemi