Published by
Charles Scribner's Sons, American, founded 1846
Written by
Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
Subject of
Perry, Tyler, American, born 1969
Date
1975; reprinted 2010
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/4 in. (21.6 × 14 × 0.6 cm)
Description
A paperback edition of the choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange.
The cover of the book has the title printed in a rainbow decorative text against a white tiled wall, with a color illustration of a woman in an orange headscarf at the bottom left. Along the left side is a band of black with white text reading [A Choreopoem by Ntozake Shange] and along the top is a red band with white text reading [THE INSPIRATION FOR THE UPCOMING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY TYLER PERRY]. The interior contents begin with a page with several blurbs from critics, a page with a list of works by Shange, the title page, a dedication page, and a listing of the twenty included poems by title. There are 64 pages total, with no illustrations. The back cover is red and white, with two blurbs, a summary of the book, and a biography of Shange.
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
books
Topic
Feminism
Film
Literature
Poetry
Sexuality
Theatre
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ntozake Shange
Object number
2016.131.3.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Ntozake Shange
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d959436-e2bd-4b2d-af59-4b0ec82a82a4

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