A review by anniesmanybooks
Maru by Bessie Head

5.0

A brilliant novella by Bessie Head, portraying how the arrival of an unassuming female San/Basarwa (Kalahari Bushman) teacher wreaks havoc in a Botswana village by stirring up racism and hatred among students and teachers, destroying friendships, and breaking hearts. So short, and yet so complex and unsettling. A book to read, ponder and re-read.