Maru is the moving tale of an orphaned Masarwa girl who goes to teach in a remote village in Botswana where her own people are kept as slaves. Her presence polarises a community which does not see Masarwa people as human, and condemns her to the lonely life of an outcast.
Bessie Head was one of the best-known writers in Africa, whose works were mostly inspired by her own traumatic life experiences as an outcast in Apartheid South African society. This edition of Maru includes an introduction by Stephen Gray, former Head of English at the University of Johannesburg.
| ISBN: | 9780435913588 |
| Publication date: | 20th June 2008 |
| Author: | Bessie Head |
| Publisher: | Heinemann an imprint of Pearson Education |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 103 pages |
| Series: | African Writers Series Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Maru is the moving tale of an orphaned Masarwa girl who goes to teach in a remote village in Botswana where her own people are kept as slaves. Her presence polarises a community which does not see Masarwa people as human, and condemns her to the lonely life of an outcast. Bessie Head was one of the best-known writers in Africa, whose works were mostly inspired by her own traumatic life experiences as an outcast in Apartheid South African society.
Maru features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Maru was written by Bessie Head and published by Heinemann an imprint of Pearson Education
Maru has 103 pages
Yes it is part of African Writers Series Classics series