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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    May 1977
  • Latest Book:
    January 2004
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Book List in Order: 8 titles



  • The “extraordinary and wonderful” award-winning play in a new edition featuring an additional poem, production photos, and an introduction by Jesmyn Ward (The New York Times).From its inception in California in 1974 to its Broadway revival in 202...



  • 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 Ntozake Shang...



  • Praised as "exuberantly engaging" by the Los Angeles Times and a "beautiful, beautiful piece of writing" by the Houston Post, acclaimed artist Ntozake Shange brings to life the story of a young girl's awakening amidst her country's seismic growing pa...





  • From the award-winning author of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf comes Ntozake Shange's extraordinary novel Liliane, about a woman learning to be who she really is. "A daring portrait of a black woman artist...



  • "The Beacon Best of 1999" is what I would like to remember as the year 2000 approaches, sketches of what we hold sacred and keep for those to come. . . . These stories, poems, and essays pay homage to what's become of us, to what we bring to the next...



  • In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to life in the majestic paintings of...



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    "Do you really think she rides with us, Lucie? I mean, when we want to win so bad we can taste it in the back of our mouths and our throats go dry? Is Mama watchin' over us when it's our turn at the gate?" Annie Sharon and Lucie-Marie, daughters of t...




Award-Winning Books by Ntozake Shange

Ellington Was Not a Street
2004 Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) -- Gold
2005 Coretta Scott King Award -- Illustrator


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ntozake Shange has published 8 books.

Ntozake Shange does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Ellington Was Not a Street, was published in January 2004.

The first book by Ntozake Shange, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, was published in May 1977.

No. Ntozake Shange does not write books in series.