Ntozake Shange (1948-2018) was a poet, novelist, playwright, and performer. She wrote the Broadway-produced and Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, as well as numerous works of fiction, including Sassafras, Cypress & Indigo; Betsey Brown; and Liliane.
"Overwhelming....It's joyous and alive, affirmative in the face of
despair." --"Daily News "(New York)
"Passionate and lyrical...In poetry and prose Shange describes what
it means to be a black woman in a world of mean streets, deceitful
men, and aching loss." --New York "Newsday"
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