Zami, a New Spelling of My Name Summary
Audre Lorde

Zami, a New Spelling of My Name Summary

Zami: A New Spelling of My Name tells the story of Audre Lorde's passage from childhood to young adulthood. It covers many themes but focuses primarily on the close bounds she develops with women throughout her life, first with her mother and then with various lovers throughout the book. Audre grows up as a black woman and a lesbian, and in American society in the 40s, 50s, and 60s, this was...

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