Snapshots of a Wedding Study Guide

Snapshots of a Wedding is one of a collection of stories by Bessie Head about life in Botswana. This story, set in a tiny tribal village, begins at dawn and ends later the same day. An impartial narrator describes the heat rising in shimmering vertical waves from the arid plain. Semi-nomads, whose herds of precious cattle mow the grass low and dust the nearby mud-and-dung huts with a sandy mix, inhabit the isolated area. Among the few villagers stirring at this hour are four relatives of Kegoletile, the bridegroom. (read more)