To stir the heart / Bessie Head and Ngugi wa Thiong'o ; with an introduction by Tuzyline Jita Allan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Head, Bessie, 1937-1986.

Series:

2x2 (New York, N.Y.)

2x2 series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Botswana--Fiction.

Botswana.

Kenya--Fiction.

Kenya.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

109 pages ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2007.

Summary:

From origin myths to tales of modern prostitutes in search of dignity-even for only a moment-these powerful stories by two renowned African authors explore the uneasy coexistence between women and men, tradition and modernity. They show strong women demanding their right to marry or not, earn a living, and most importantly, be respected.

South African-born Bessie Head (1937???1986) immigrated to Botswana, where she is considered their most important writer.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o is a major Kenyan writer now living in the United States. He teaches and directs an international writing center at the University of California, Irvine.

Contents:

The deep river / Bessie Head

The collector of treasures / Bessie Head

Wedding at the cross / Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Minutes of glory / Ngugi wa Thiong'o.

Contains:

Head, Bessie, 1937-1986. Deep river.

Head, Bessie, 1937-1986. Collector of treasures.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938- Wedding at the cross.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938- Minutes of glory.

ISBN:

9781558615472

1558615474

OCLC:

76937467