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Basali!: Stories by and about Women in Lesotho

Basali!: Stories by and about Women in Lesotho

Author(s): K Limakatso Kendall

Location(s): Lesotho

Genre(s): Nonfiction

Era(s): Contemporary

Basali! means “”women!””, and is one of the most common exclamations in the Sesotho language, usually uttered by a woman and evoking women’s admiration of themselves and each other. These stories offer glimpses of traditional healers, circumcision schools, witches, bride-prices, and extended rural family life.

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