About the Author
Born in South Africa, Bessie Head, had a traumatic life and she drew heavily upon her experiences for her novels. Her first novel, When Rain Clouds Gather grew out of her experience as a refugee, and was followed by Maru and A Question of Power (1973). In 1977 she published The Collector of Treasures, a book of short stories exploring the position of women in Africa.
Bessie Head died in Serowe, Botswana in 1986, aged only 49.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
1. The Deep River: A Story of Ancient Tribal Migration
2. Heaven is not Closed
3. The Village Saint
4. Jacob: The Story of a Faith-Healing Priest
5. Life
6. Witchcraft
7. Looking for a Rain God
8. Kgotla
9. The Wind and a Boy
10. Snapshots of a Wedding
11. The Special One
12. The Collector of Treasures
13. Hunting