Some Publishing Personalia Concerning Bessie Head

Abstract

Paying tribute to Bessie Head's biographers and scholars, this article concentrates on more personal aspects of her life, correspondence and publishing career that has been generally overlooked in present records. Extensive quotations from hitherto unpublished letters between her and the author are included.

Keywords:

• Bessie Head
• unrecorded publishing records
• private correspondence
• addenda to biographies