Bessie Head 1976 interview in conversations with african writers by Lee Nichols (1981)
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there's this complete disparity between a publisher's estimate of his public and the reading public in America which actually is very responsive to questions of human suffering. I have been baffled because a publisher says you have to be very careful about the American public and yet the American public seems to be the most responsive and sympathetic in the world.
— Bessie Head on United States
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About Bessie Head
Bessie Amelia Emery Head (6 July 1937 – 17 April 1986) was a South African writer who, though born in South Africa, is usually considered Botswana's most influential writer. She wrote novels, short fiction and autobiographical works.
About Bessie Head
Bessie Amelia Emery Head (6 July 1937 – 17 April 1986) was a South African writer who, though born in South Africa, is usually considered Botswana's most influential writer. She wrote novels, short fiction and autobiographical works.
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