For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf - Hardcover

Shange, Ntozake

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0026098407 ISBN 13: 9780026098403

Publisher: Scribner, 1977

Synopsis

A theatrical celebration, in verse and prose, of being female and black incorporates the triumphs, joys, griefs, and losses of black women in America

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Review:

Douglas Watt

"New York Daily News"

Overwhelming...It's joyous and alive, affirmative in the face of despair.

"The New York Times"

Extraordinary and wonderful...Ntozake Shange writes with such exquisite care and beauty that anyone can relate to her message.

Allan Wallach

"Newsday"

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.

Martin Gottfried

"New York Post"

These poems and prose selections are...rich with the author's special voice: by turns bitter, funny, ironic, and savage; fiercely honest and personal.

Toni Cade Bambara

"Ms." Magazine

Celebrates the capacity to master pain and betrayals with wit, sister-sharing, reckless daring, and flight and forgetfulness if necessary. She celebrates most of all women's loyalties to women.

Douglas Watt"New York Daily News"Overwhelming...It's joyous and alive, affirmative in the face of despair.

"The New York Times"Extraordinary and wonderful...Ntozake Shange writes with such exquisite care and beauty that anyone can relate to her message.

Allan Wallach"Newsday"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.

Martin Gottfried"New York Post"These poems and prose selections are...rich with the author's special voice: by turns bitter, funny, ironic, and savage; fiercely honest and personal.

Toni Cade Bambara"Ms." MagazineCelebrates the capacity to master pain and betrayals with wit, sister-sharing, reckless daring, and flight and forgetfulness if necessary. She celebrates most of all women's loyalties to women.

Synopsis:

"For Colored Girls..." is a series of poems distilled over time into a Broadway show which was subsequently staged at the Donmar Warehouse, London. "Spell # 7" is a portrayal of black life in America. The author has also written several novels, including "Betsey Brown" and "Nappy Edges".

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0026098407
• ISBN 13: 9780026098403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64