Maru
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Maru

Bessie Head
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Margaret Cadmore, an orphaned Masarwa girl, comes to Dilepe to teach, only to discover that in this remote Botswana village her own people are treated as outcasts.
Genres: FictionAfricaBotswanaAfrican LiteratureSouth AfricaNovelsClassicsSchoolLiteratureFemale Authors
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