Head, Bessie — orig. Bessie Amelia Emery born July 6, 1937, Pietermaritzburg, S.Af. died April 17, 1986, Serowe, Bots. South African born Botswanan writer. Born of an illegal union between a white mother and a black father, she suffered rejection and alienation … Universalium
Head, Bessie Emery — ▪ South African novelist born July 6, 1937, Pietermaritzburg, S.Af. died April 17, 1986, Serowe, Botswana African writer who described the contradictions and shortcomings of pre and postcolonial African society in morally didactic novels… … Universalium
Head — (Bessie) (1937 1986) romancière sud africaine, de père noir et de mère blanche: Maru (1971), Serowe (1981) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bessie — /bes ee/, n. a female given name, form of Elizabeth. Also, Bessy. * * * (as used in expressions) Head Bessie Bessie Amelia Emery Smith Bessie * * * … Universalium
Bessie — (as used in expressions) Head, Bessie Bessie Amelia Emery Smith, Bessie … Enciclopedia Universal
head — headlike, adj. /hed/, n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. 2. the corresponding part of the body in other animals. 3. the head considered as the center of… … Universalium
Bessie Head — Bessie Amelia Emery Head (* 6. Juli 1937 in Pietermaritzburg; † 17. April 1986 in Serowe; geboren als Bessie Amelia Emery[1]) gilt als bekannteste Schriftstellerin Botsuanas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werk … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bessie Head — Bessie Emery Head (July 6, 1937 April 17, 1986) is usually considered Botswana s most important writer. She was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, the child of a wealthy white South African woman and a black servant when interracial… … Wikipedia
Bessie Smith — Bessie Smith, 1936 Fotografie von Carl van Vechten, aus der Van Vechten Collection der Library of Congress Bessie Smith [ˈbɛsɪ ˈsmɪθ] (* 15. April 1894[1] in Chattanooga … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bessie Head — est un écrivain de langue anglaise, née à Pietermaritzburg (Afrique du Sud) en 1937, décédée en 1986 au Botswana. Née d un couple illégitime (mère blanche et père noir) dans un asile psychiatrique où sa mère avait été internée, elle quitte en… … Wikipédia en Français
