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Botswana
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6 books

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A Question of Power

Bessie Head

A woman of mixed heritage struggles through emotional breakdown toward recovery, seeking belonging across the worlds of Botswana and South Africa.

Literary fiction
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Cry of the Kalahari

Mark and Delia Owens

Seven years of wildlife research immerse two naturalists in Botswana's central Kalahari, where isolation brings extraordinary encounters with animals.

Nature memoir
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Mating

Norman Rush

An American anthropologist falls for the founder of a Kalahari community for women, where romance and utopian ambition become inseparable.

Literary fiction
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Under African Sun

Marianne Alverson

Family routines reveal a changing Botswana as Marianne Alverson discovers how making a home can illuminate an unfamiliar society.

Memoir
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When Rain Clouds Gather

Bessie Head

In a Botswana village, a South African newcomer shares farming techniques with women and discovers the challenges of rebuilding a life.

Literary fiction
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Whites

Norman Rush

Expatriates and foreign service workers in Botswana discover how good intentions can turn into farce, misunderstanding and unexpected tragedy.

Short stories
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