A01=Alexis De Veaux
Author_Alexis De Veaux
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Product details
- ISBN 9780393329353
- Weight: 479g
- Dimensions: 140 x 211mm
- Publication Date: 24 Nov 2006
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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During her lifetime, Audre Lorde (1934-1992), author of the landmark Cancer Journals, created a mythic identity for herself that retains its vitality to this day. Drawing from the private archives of the poet's estate and numerous interviews, Alexis De Veaux demystifies Lorde's iconic status, charting her conservative childhood in Harlem; her early marriage to a white, gay man with whom she had two children; her emergence as an outspoken black feminist lesbian; and her canonization as a seminal poet of American literature.
Alexis De Veaux teaches at the University of Buffalo (SUNY). She has written for Ms., Essence, and the Village Voice, among other publications.
