For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (836 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441880089 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 106 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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“If there are shoulders modern African-American women’s literature stands upon they belong to Ntozake Shange, who revolutionized theatre and literature with her iconic work for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf in the 1970s. Here is a groundbreaking dramatic prose poem written in vivid and powerful language that resonates with unusual beauty in its fierce message to the world. Passionate and fearless, Shange’s words reveal what it meant to be of color and female in the twentieth century. First published in 1975, when it was praised by The New Yorker for “encompassing every feeling and experience a woman has ever had,” for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf will be read and performed for generations to come. Any of us writing today are inheritors of her genius.” SAPPHIRE, AUTHOR OF PUSH From its inception in California in 1974 to its highly acclaimed critical success at Joseph Papp’s Public Theater and on Broadway, the Obie Award–winning for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainb
A series of choreo-poems that should grace the shelves belonging to every woman For Colored Girls is a series of poems about colored women living and surviving. Each poem tells a new story and each story paints a picture of another woman living another life. Each poem is about hope and finding yourself; realizing your worth and owning it.I would recommend For Colored Girls to any woman or fan of women's literature. There is some swearin. "A Book For All Girls" according to N. Pass. This book changed my life. I LOVE the film, so was very keen on reading the book. Now that I have I see why it was so powerful that it had to be put in film (to catch more readers!). The book is just THAT good, I am buying it as gifts for my friends and family this year for the holiday season.I think any woman could relate to the poetry in this book. It is a. Sharif said intense and memorable. This play/poetry collection—or “choreopoem,” the term used for this type of drama—will hit you right in the gut. A group of five African-American women express their struggles, heartaches, and moments of joy. This book is intense and memorable, and something I can see myself picking up for a reread.
Its theme is not sorrowbut courage. "Extraordinary and wonderfulNtozake Shange writes with such exquisite care and beauty that anyone can relate to her message." -The New York Times"Celebrates the capacity to master pain and betrayals with wit, sister-sharing, reckless daring, and flight and forgetfulness if necessary. Wounds and dream intermingle; strong passions melt into simple courage." -L.I. Its strength is its passion and its reality.An unforgettable collage of one woman's view of the women of her race, facing everything from rape to unrequited love.Wisdom
Ntozake Shange is a renowned playwright, poet, and novelist. Her works include the Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, Liliane, Betsey Brown, and Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo. A graduate of Barnard and recipient of a Masters in American Studies from University of Southern California, she lives in Brooklyn. . Among her honors and awards are fellowships from the Gu