Shange attended barnard college and the university of southern california, earning both a ba and ma in. The experiences of the black race from reconstruction and over a hundred years afterward incorporated all the major racial events in america. Lovers in motion, which was a part of the negro ensemble companys 2015 year of the woman play reading series in new york city. Some sing, some cry begins at the threshold of one familys freedom. Ntozake shange has a new work and a reprise the new york. A novel by ntozake shange, ifa bayeza and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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Ntozake shange books list of books by author ntozake shange. Reallife sisters, ntozake shange, awardwinning author of for colored girls who have considered suicidewhen the rainbow is enuf and ifa bayeza. A novel by ntozake shange and ifa bayeza 2011, paperback at the best online prices at. I sang and i cried through this book and i have started it again as soon as i finished. Ifa bayeza performs from her novel, some sing, some cry written. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Ifa bayeza the story of emancipated slave elizabeth mayfield traces her rise as the matriarch of a family of musically gifted southern women who overcome brutal obstacles while witnessing key moments in.
Opening dramatically at sweet tamarind, a rice and cotton plantation on an island off south carolinas coast, we watch as recently emancipated bette mayfield says her goodbyes before fleeing for the mainland. Quickly grab your book from available online store near your location. In this epic saga, the sistersister author combination of bayeza and shange offers a richly detailed and boldly colored account of one familys experience in slavery and its legacies for the generations that followed. Eventbrite arts and letters, tampa alumnae chapter presents circle of friends book club.
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