{"product_id":"in-conversation-with-bessie-head-mary-s-lederer-9781501371431","title":"In Conversation with Bessie Head","description":"\u003ci\u003eIn Conversation with Bessie Head\u003c\/i\u003e shows how reading the novels and letters of Botswana's most influential writer, Bessie Head, fosters an ongoing conversation between reader and writer and is in fact a very personal undertaking. Each chapter tackles two parallel threads, the first regarding Mary S. Lederer's own history of reading Head-from her first purchase of \u003ci\u003eMaru\u003c\/i\u003e, through completing a Ph.D. on Head's trilogy, through living in Botswana and connecting with various aspects of Head's life, to examining how reading Head has affected her own development as a human being. This history then ties each chapter into discussion of how Head develops her own vision of the \"brotherhood of man.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside critically informed discussion, Head's vision is examined through the prism of specific questions. Why is madness not a useful concept for understanding Head's ideas? Why did Head say she was not a feminist, and what is the significance of \"male\" and \"female\" in her novels? What is the relationship between individual, race, and community? How can the nature of God be a clear expression of love but also an indistinct force for both good and evil? Head's novels present opportunities for personal growth, and through these \"conversations\" with her, we become different readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary S. Lederer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501371436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501371431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Mary S. Lederer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149484486911,"sku":"9781501371431","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3d2a24e-ae41-4792-8386-3bdc94ccb542.jpg?v=1688456973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-conversation-with-bessie-head-mary-s-lederer-9781501371431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}