Zami: a New Spelling of My Name
A Biomythography
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · January 1, 1982
Zami: A Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers “Zami is a fast-moving chronicle.
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- Who it’s for
- The word “zami” opens a frame of women working together as friends and lovers.
- Themes
- Coming of age, Women’s bonds and influence
- Pacing
- Fast
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Zami: A Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers “Zami is a fast-moving chronicle. From the author’s vivid childhood memories in Harlem to her coming of age in the late 1950s, the nature of Audre Lorde’s work is cyclical. It especially relates the linkage of women who have shaped her . . . Lorde brings into play her craft of lush description and characterization.
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It keeps unfolding page after page.”—Off Our Backs “Among the elements that make the book so good are its personal honesty and lack of pretentiousness, characteristics that shine through the writing bespeaking the evolution of a strong and remarkable character.”—The New York Times
A Shared Name
The word “zami” opens a frame of women working together as friends and lovers.
Come here for
- A striking name for bonds between women
Expect
- An intimate, relational frame
Where it sits
| LGBTQ+ Lives | 90% |
|---|---|
| Black & African American Lives | 45% |
| Women's Lives | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Black & African American Lives
- Feminist Theory & Criticism
- Lesbian Studies
- Authors
- Audre Lorde
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
- Published
- January 1, 1982
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Coming of age · Women’s bonds and influence
- Reading lane
- Black & African American Lives