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When Rainclouds Gather: Escaping South Africa and his troubled past, Makehaya crosses the border to Botswana, in the hope of leading a peaceful, purposeful life. In the village of Golema Mmidi he meets Gilbert, a charismatic Englishman who is trying to modernise farming methods to benefit the community. The two outsiders join forces, but their task is fraught with hazards: opposition from the corrupt chief, the pressures of tradition, and the unrelenting climate ever threaten to bring tragedy. Maru: Margaret, an orphan from a despised tribe, has lived her life under the loving protection of a missionary's wife. She has only to open her mouth to cause confusion, for her education and English accent do not fit her looks. When she accepts her first teaching post, in a remote village, Margaret is befriended by Dikeledi, sister of Maru the chief-in-waiting. Despite making influential friends, Margaret faces prejudice even from the children she teaches, and her presence causes Maru and his best friend - also Dikeledi's lover - to become sworn enemies.
Acquisto del libro
When Rain Clouds Gather; Maru. RegenWolkenZeit, Englische Ausgabe, Bessie Head, Helen Oyeyemi
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2010
- Rilegatura
- (In brossura)
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- Titolo
- When Rain Clouds Gather; Maru. RegenWolkenZeit, Englische Ausgabe
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Bessie Head, Helen Oyeyemi
- Editore
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Pubblicato
- 2010
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 352
- ISBN10
- 1844086224
- ISBN13
- 9781844086221
- Serie
- Tag
- Donne, Narrativa contemporanea, Storie, Africa, Scrittrici, Repubblica del Sudafrica, Letteratura africana, Botswana, Letteratura sudafricana
- Valutazione
- 4,1 su 5
- Descrizione
- When Rainclouds Gather: Escaping South Africa and his troubled past, Makehaya crosses the border to Botswana, in the hope of leading a peaceful, purposeful life. In the village of Golema Mmidi he meets Gilbert, a charismatic Englishman who is trying to modernise farming methods to benefit the community. The two outsiders join forces, but their task is fraught with hazards: opposition from the corrupt chief, the pressures of tradition, and the unrelenting climate ever threaten to bring tragedy. Maru: Margaret, an orphan from a despised tribe, has lived her life under the loving protection of a missionary's wife. She has only to open her mouth to cause confusion, for her education and English accent do not fit her looks. When she accepts her first teaching post, in a remote village, Margaret is befriended by Dikeledi, sister of Maru the chief-in-waiting. Despite making influential friends, Margaret faces prejudice even from the children she teaches, and her presence causes Maru and his best friend - also Dikeledi's lover - to become sworn enemies.