Overview
Region
Southern Africa
Botswana
Era
Contemporary
Language
English
Genre
Non-fiction
About This Work
An oral history of Serowe, Botswana's largest village, assembled from interviews spanning three generations from the reforming chief Khama III to the cooperative movement of the 1960s. Head reveals an Africa that endures and self-organizes.
Literary Significance
A unique work of community portraiture; Head, who fled South Africa as a refugee, found her home in Serowe and its story