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A burst of light : essays / by Audre Lorde.

LIBRA Special PS3562.O75 Z463 1988
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LIBRA Rare PS3562.O75 Z463 1988 Banks copy
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Van Pelt Library PS3562.O75 Z463 1988
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lorde, Audre.
Contributor:
Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lorde, Audre.
Poets, American--20th century--Biography.
Poets, American.
African American lesbians--Social conditions.
African American lesbians.
Breast--Cancer--Patients--United States--Biography.
Breast.
Breast--Cancer--Patients.
United States.
Feminists--United States--Biography.
Feminists.
American poetry--African American authors--Biography.
American poetry.
American poetry--African American authors.
Genre:
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Penn Provenance:
Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
Physical Description:
134 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Ithaca, New York : Firebrand Books, 1988.
Summary:
Black freedom fighter's strength and signifying words. Essays. 1989 Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award.
Contents:
Sadomasochism: Not About Condemnation
I Am Your Sister: Black Women Organizing Across Sexualities
Apartheid U.S.A.
Turning the Beat Around: Lesbian Parenting 1986
A Burst of Light: Living with Cancer.
Notes:
"Book and cover design by Mary A. Scott. Cover photo by Audre Lorde."
Publisher's advertisements: [1] page at end.
Local Notes:
Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
ISBN:
0932379400
0932379397
OCLC:
17619136

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