Essays

Best known for her Tony-nominated, Obie-winning For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Shange has also written novels (Liliane), poetry (Los Angeles Times Book Award winner Three Pieces), essays (If I Can Cook You Know God Can), and children's books (Coretta Scott) by the dozens. Here, she touches on memoir, examining her experiences as an artist, woman, and woman of color and the influence of her jazz-loving father and dance-loving mother while also reflecting on the creative process. There's nothing more satisfying than hearing a seasoned artist talk about art, and the particularities of Shange's line-crossing life make her story important for many readers.Shange, Ntozake is the author of 'Essays', published 2011 under ISBN 9780312206161 and ISBN 031220616X.