Ntozake Shange

Novelist, dancer, playwright1948–2018

Ntozake Shange (1948–2018) was an African American writer and performance artist. Known for Betsey Brown, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf and Nappy edges. Honours include Langston Hughes Medal and Shelley Memorial Award.

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lost in language and sound
2011 · Blackstone Publishing
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Some Sing, Some Cry
2010 · Brilliance Audio
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Black & white two-dimensional planes
2003 · Alexander Street Press
Boogie woogie landscapes
2003 · Alexander Street Press
Daddy says
2003 · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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The love space demands
2003 · Barnard Library and Academic Information Services
Three views of Mt. Fuji
2003 · Alexander Street Press
Ellington Was Not a Street
2002 · Weston Woods Press
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Float Like a Butterfly
2002 · Jump At The Sun
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If I Can Cook/You Know God Can
1998 · Beacon Hill Pr
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Liliane
1994 · St. Martin's Press
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Betsey Brown
1985 · Methuen Publishing Ltd
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From okra to greens
1984 · S. French
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A daughter's geography
1983 · Alexander Street Press
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Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
1982 · Minerva
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A Photograph
1981 · Alexander Street Press
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Spell #7
1981 · Samuel French
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Nappy edges
1978 · Methuen & Co. Publishing -
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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
1975 · Methuen Publishing Ltd
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