A Question of Power
1973 novel by Bessie Head
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A Question of Power is a novel by the South African-born Motswana writer Bessie Head, first published in London, England, in 1973. The novel follows Elizabeth as she leaves South Africa to live in Botswana and experiences power relationships. Encyclopædia Britannica describes it as a "frankly autobiographical account of disorientation and paranoia in which the heroine survives by sheer force of will".[1]
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| Author | Bessie Head |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Davis-Poynter |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by | Maru |
| Followed by | The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales |
Elizabeth searches for wholeness, in a journey through hell.[2][3][4][5]
Publication history
- London: Davis-Poynter, 1973.
- New York: Pantheon, 1974.
- Heinemann Educational Books (African Writers Series 149), 1974;[6] 1986.
- Penguin Modern Classics, with an introduction by Margaret Busby, 2002;[7] Penguin African Writers, 2012.