Liliane
Ntozake Shange / Author Picador USA $12 (288p) ISBN 978-0-312-
Shange's third novel is a portrait of a black woman artist presented through multiple perspectives. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 09/04/1995
Genre: Fiction
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