Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing Paperback - 1995
by Catherine E. McKinley
Destined to become a classic in the tradition of Black-Eyed Susans/Midnight Birds and Erotique Noire, this anthology gives collective voice to black lesbian writings. A fresh and engaging journey, Afrekete will both inform and delight.
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Destined to become a classic in the tradition of the best-selling Black-Eyed Susans/Midnight Birds and Erotique Noire/ Black Erotica. Afrekete gives collective voice to the tradition of black lesbian writing. In the vast and proliferating area of both African-American and lesbian and gay writing, the work of black lesbians is most often excluded or relegated to the margins. Afrekete meshes these seemingly disparate traditions and celebrates black lesbian experiences in all their variety and depth.
Elegant, timely, provocative, and inspiring, the fiction, poetry, and nonfiction in Afrekete -- written in a range of styles -- engage a variety of highly topical themes, placing them at the center of literary and social discourse. Beginning with "Tar Beach," an excerpt from Audre Lorde's celebrated memoir Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, which introduces the character Afrekete, the collection also includes such prominent writers as Michelle Cliff, Carolivia Herron, Jewelle Gomez, and Alexis De Veaux. Other pieces are by Jacqueline Woodson, Sapphire, Essence editor Linda Villarosa, and filmmaker Michelle Parkerson, with other contributions by exciting new writers Cynthia Bond, Jocelyn Taylor, Jamika Ajalon, and Sharee Nash.
Afrekete is a collection whose time has come. It is an extraordinary work, one of lasting value for all lovers of literature. A fresh, engaging journey, Afrekete will both inform and delight.
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- Title Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing
- Author Catherine E. McKinley
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1995-04-01
- ISBN 9780385473552 / 0385473559
- Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 9.04 x 6.18 x 0.78 in (22.96 x 15.70 x 1.98 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Sex & Gender: Gay
- Sex & Gender: Lesbian
- Topical: Lgbt
- Library of Congress subjects American literature - 20th century, American literature - African American
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94039560
- Dewey Decimal Code 810.809
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Citations
- Booklist, 05/15/1995, Page 1626
- Kirkus Reviews, 02/15/1995, Page 164
- Library Journal, 06/01/1995, Page 114
- Publishers Weekly, 03/13/1995, Page 66
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