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Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
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Zami: A Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers
“Zami is a fast-moving chronicle. From the author’s vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, the nature of Audre Lorde’s work is cyclical. It especially relates the linkage of women who have shaped her . . . Lorde brings into play her craft of lush description and characterization. It keeps unfolding page after page.”—Off Our Backs
“Among the elements that make the book so good are its personal honesty and lack of pretentiousness, characteristics that shine through the writing bespeaking the evolution of a strong and remarkable character.”—The New York Times
“Zami is a fast-moving chronicle. From the author’s vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, the nature of Audre Lorde’s work is cyclical. It especially relates the linkage of women who have shaped her . . . Lorde brings into play her craft of lush description and characterization. It keeps unfolding page after page.”—Off Our Backs
“Among the elements that make the book so good are its personal honesty and lack of pretentiousness, characteristics that shine through the writing bespeaking the evolution of a strong and remarkable character.”—The New York Times
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“Well, I finally finished another book! It was a tough read, but not for any quality or emotional reason - it just took time, and I've had the flu. I really appreciated getting to know Audre Lorde the person, essentially the origin story of this fierce lover of and fighter for women.
Although a central thesis of the book is how impossible it really is to fully understand the plight of someone at the intersection of so many marginalities, nevertheless I found myself moved by sections that reminded me of my own life - particularly the separations from family and from long term relationships.
There's something wonderfully tactile about how Lorde describes her memory, often in fabrics and food. Very evocative and sensory.
Highly recommended for anyone but especially for those familiar with Lorde the writer and Lorde the fighter - it's good getting to know her coming of age story.
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“I will definitely need to revisit this book in the future, it is densely packed with so much beautiful imagery and raw emotion. Audre Lorde shares her experiences as a black lesbian in twentieth century America with detail and authenticity unparalleled by anything else I’ve ever read, fiction or nonfiction. Her prose reads like poetry, there is a line for every paragraph that I could contemplate for days. This book is a masterpiece.”
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About Audre Lorde
A writer, activist, and mother of two, Audre Lorde grew up in 1930s Harlem. She earned a master’s degree in library science from Columbia University, received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for poetry, and was New York State’s Poet Laureate from 1991 to 1993. She is the author of twelve books, including ZAMI and THE BLACK UNICORN. Lorde died of cancer at the age of fifty-eight in 1992.
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