The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses

Bessie Head

27 pages 54-minute read

Bessie Head

The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1963

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Behind the barbed wire of an apartheid prison, political prisoners face their oppressors in a battle of wills and humanity. Test your understanding of Bessie Head's powerful exploration of dignity, resistance, and the complex dynamics of power in "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses."

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