Poverty has a home in Africa—like a quiet second skin. It may be the only place on earth where it is worn with unconscious dignity.
Bessie Head Quotes
Showing all quotesBessie Head (3)
Birth: | 6th July, 1937 |
Death: | 17th April, 1986 |
Nationality: | South African |
Profession: | Writer |
About
Bessie Emery Head was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. She was a South African writer. In the 1950s and '60s she was a teacher, then a journalist for the South African magazine Drum. In 1964 she moved to Botswana as a refugee, having been peripherally involved with Pan-African politics. It would take 15 years for Head to obtain Botswana citizenship. Head settled in Serowe, the largest of Botswana's "villages". Most of Bessie Head's important works are set in Serowe, in particular the three novels When Rain Clouds Gather, Maru, and A Question of Power. In 2003 she was awarded the South African "Order of Ikhamanga in Gold" for her "exceptional contribution to literature and the struggle for social change, freedom and peace."
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 26th April
Births
- 1798 - Eugène Delacroix
- 1710 - Thomas Reid
- 1977 - Tom Welling
- 1965 - Kevin James
- 1889 - Ludwig Wittgenstein
Deaths
- 2003 - Peter Stone
- 2004 - Lee Loevinger
- 2005 - Augusto Roa Bastos
- 1989 - Lucille Ball
- 1969 - Morihei Ueshiba
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
Attitude Quotes
Being Yourself Quotes
Clever Quotes
Emotion Quotes
Future Quotes
Grief Quotes
Health Quotes
Honesty Quotes
Joy Quotes
Life Quotes
Religion Quotes
Truth Quotes
Funny Quotes
Death Quotes
Ability Quotes
Achievement Quotes
Confusion Quotes
Technology Quotes
Sacrifice Quotes
History Quotes
Democracy Quotes
Dissent Quotes
Ideals Quotes
Knowledge Quotes
Management Quotes
Progress Quotes
Respect Quotes
Service Quotes
Teamwork Quotes
T-shirt Quotes
About Quoteswave
Quoteswave have collection of famous quotes and sayings by popular authors. We have biggest database of famous proverbs and quotes with images. We have categorized all quotes with different topics and tags like love quotes, inspirational, motivational, life, friendship, success, smile, achievement and belief quotes. Everyone love good meaningful quotes so share famous picture quotes with your friends and loved one.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends