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Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde
by Alexis de Veaux
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- Hardcover
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Brooktondale, New York, United States
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About This Item
First printing. Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.75", is bound in quarter maroon cloth and tan paper-covered boards, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. Illustrated with four plates with b&w photos. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. xviii/446 pages.
Culled from the private writings of the black lesbian feminist poet, this chronicle of her uncompromising life covers Lorde's childhood in Harlem, her groundbreaking career as a poet, her advocacy for various causes, and her final ten years in St. Croix battling breast cancer.
Culled from the private writings of the black lesbian feminist poet, this chronicle of her uncompromising life covers Lorde's childhood in Harlem, her groundbreaking career as a poet, her advocacy for various causes, and her final ten years in St. Croix battling breast cancer.
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- Bookseller
- Palimpsest Scholarly Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 616c
- Title
- Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde
- Author
- Alexis de Veaux
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Date Published
- 2004
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- African-American Literature
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