Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo bookcover

Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo

A Novel
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Description

Ntozake Shange's beloved Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo is the story of three sisters and their mother from Charleston, South Carolina.

"A jubilant celebration of womanhood—as moving as the moon . . . pure magic." --
Kansas City Star

Sassafrass, the oldest, is a poet and a weaver like her mother before her. Having gone north to college, she is now living with other artists in Los Angeles and trying to weave a life out of her work, her man, her memories and dreams. Cypress, the dancer, leaves home to find new ways of moving in the world. Indigo, the youngest, is still a child of Charleston-"too much of the south in her"-who lives in poetry and has the supreme gift of seeing the obvious magic of the world. Shange's rich and wondrous story of womanhood, art, and passionately-lived lives is written "with such exquisite care and beauty that anybody can relate to her message" (The New York Times).

Product Details

PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
Publish DateSeptember 28, 2010
Pages224
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780312541248
Dimensions215.9 X 139.7 X 12.8 mm | 0.6 pounds
BISAC Categories: Popular Fiction

About the Author

Ntozake Shange (1948-2018) was born in Trenton, New Jersey and educated at Barnard College and the University of Southern California, where she received an MA in American Studies. Her choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf brought her Broadway success and international recognition. She is the author of an acclaimed adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children and has written three novels: Sassafrass, Cypress and Indigo; Betsey Brown; and Liliane. Her poetry includes nappy edges, A Daughter's Geography, Ridin' the Moon in Texas and From Okra to Greens. Her first collection of plays was published by Methuen Drama in 1978.

Reviews

“Shange's wit, lyricism and fierceness are marvelous.” —The New York Times

“A jubilant celebration of womanhood as moving as the moon...pure magic.” —Kansas City Star

“A marvel... Languages--colloquial, established, lyric play together like the most lush chamber music, the coolest jazz, the brassiest marches, the hippest jug band... It leaves us filled with joy and yearning for more.” —Philadelphia Inquirer

“Possessed of poetry, motion, and light… Shange's tale is poignant, surprising, and deep as she looks as the different worlds of women and their special places therein.” —Publishers Weekly

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