When Rain Clouds Gather (AWS African Writers Series)

Type

Book

Authors

Bessie Head

ISBN 10

0435909614

ISBN 13

9780435909611

Tags

Criticism & Theory, Movements & Periods, African, Contemporary, Literary, African & Middle Eastern

Description

The poverty-stricken village of Golema Mmidi, in the heart of rural Botswana, offers a haven to the exiles gathered there. Makhaya, a political refugee from South Africa, becomes involved with an English agricultural expert and the villagers as they struggle to upgrade their traditional farming methods with modern techniques. The pressures of tradition, the opposition of the local chief, and, above all, the harsh climate threaten to bring tragedy to the community, but strangely, there remains a hope for the future. - from Amzon

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