Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde - Softcover

De Veaux, Alexis

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9780393329353: Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0393329356 ISBN 13: 9780393329353
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006

Synopsis

Winner of the 2005 Lambda Literary Award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award: the first and "essential" (Choice) biography of the author, poet, and American icon of womanhood, black arts, and survival.

During her lifetime, Audre Lorde (1934-1992), author of the landmark Cancer Journals, created a mythic identity for herself that retains its vitality to this day. Drawing from the private archives of the poet's estate and numerous interviews, Alexis De Veaux demystifies Lorde's iconic status, charting her conservative childhood in Harlem; her early marriage to a white, gay man with whom she had two children; her emergence as an outspoken black feminist lesbian; and her canonization as a seminal poet of American literature.

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About the Author

Alexis De Veaux teaches at the University of Buffalo (SUNY). She has written for Ms., Essence, and the Village Voice, among other publications.

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Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0393329356
ISBN 13 
9780393329353
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
474
Rating
  • 4.31 out of 5 stars
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