Betsey Brown.

New York, NY St. Martin's Press, 1985. Paperback First Edition Thus (1985) so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1985) so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+: shows minimal wear to the extremities;very slight spine lean; a stress crease along the front hinge; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. CNot far from "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo.(8 x 5.2 x 0.65 inches). 207 pages. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. Ntozake Shange (1948 – 2018) was an American playwright and poet. As a Black feminist, she addressed issues relating to race and Black power in much of her work. She is best known for her Obie Award-winning play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf. She also penned novels including Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo (1982), Liliane (1994), and Betsey Brown (1985), about an African-American girl runaway from home. Among Shange's honors and awards were fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Fund, a Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, and a Pushcart Prize.