The Creative Vision of Bessie Head Coreen Brown
About the Author:
Coreen Brown studied literature with the Open University. She was awarded an M.A. in African Literature by the University of Hull and a Ph.D. for her research on the writing of Bessie Head.
The Creative Vision of Bessie Head examines Head's literary works in chronological order and reveals how each reflects Head's claim that "Every story or book starts with what I need." Drawing upon the revelations gleaned from Head's personal letters, this critical appraisal attempts to account for the way in which Bessie Head, born in South Africa in 1937, insists on a romantic resolution in order to compensate for the poverty, feelings of loneliness, and isolation she experiences as she struggles to survive in a racist and sexist society. Speaking at her funeral a friend remarked that it was when she was writing that Head could push her fears and anxieties to one side and it was here that the "realist and dreamer achieved a brief communion." Thus, Head's creative vision, invoked at times of crisis, shows clearly the nature of the artist's power and its value as a means to restore the equilibrium of society.
ISBN 0-8386-3982-8, Price $47.50
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