First Anthology By Botswana Women Published

Correspondent | Monday September 16, 2019 11:52

 

Including contributions for more that 60 women, this book covers creative writing, traditional songs and poetry, drama, letters and memoirs, interviews, court statements, journalism and other non-fiction.”

“Since a ‘typical woman cannot be singularly pinned down, this anthology is necessarily wide-ranging. It is the first such Botswana anthology.

It establishes for the first time some record of what Batswana women think and how they live, while simultaneously reflecting issues women face, not only in Botswana but globally: domestic abuse, poverty, single motherhood, just to name a few.

However, it also reflects sexual freedom and pleasure, intellectual engagement, expressions of joy, playfulness, and assertion of a political presence.

This ground-breaking book brings together women from all walks of life – names you’ll recognise (Bessie Head, Unity Dow, Lauri Kubuitsile and Tjawangwa Dema), names you’ll hear for the first time, and names of women who probably never expected to find their words reproduced in print – until now,” a statement from UKZN Press Women states.

The anthology will be launched on the first day of the Gaborone Book Festival on September 21, 2019.