{"product_id":"imaginative-trespasser","title":"Imaginative Trespasser","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe correspondence of Bessie Head and the Cullinans traces her struggles in isolation\u003cbr\u003eduring exile in Botswana and her discovery of her power as a writer.\u003cbr\u003eDuring her exile in Botswana, Bessie Head exchanged frequent letters with the South\u003cbr\u003eAfrican poet and publisher Patrick Cullinan and his wife, Wendy. This correspondence\u003cbr\u003ebecame a record of Head’s struggle to survive her isolation at a time when she was\u003cbr\u003ediscovering her power as a writer. The Cullinans were among her few constant sources\u003cbr\u003eof moral, and sometimes material, support, and in the warm exchange of what passed\u003cbr\u003ebetween them, a picture emerges of the period during which so many South African\u003cbr\u003ewriters and activists faced the challenge of exile.\u003cbr\u003eCullinan’s commentary on Head’s writing is trenchant and engaging, and he uses\u003cbr\u003ehis own considerable skills as a writer to construct a narrative that is both absorbing\u003cbr\u003eand illuminating. Imaginative Trespasser is a poignant account of a friendship that\u003cbr\u003egrew in and through letters, survived the pressures of exile, and yet was deeply\u003cbr\u003edamaged by the demons that Bessie Head carried within her during the difficult years\u003cbr\u003eof her life in Botswana\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wits University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45478821200048,"sku":"978-1-86814-413-6","price":420.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/9181\/8160\/files\/ImaginativeTrespasseecover.jpg?v=1784886996","url":"https:\/\/www.mzansibooks.co.za\/products\/imaginative-trespasser","provider":"Mzansi Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}