{"product_id":"liliane-9780312644109","title":"Liliane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of the choreopoem \u003ci\u003eFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide \/ When the Rainbow Is Enuf\u003c\/i\u003e comes Ntozake Shange's extraordinary novel \u003ci\u003eLiliane, \u003c\/i\u003eabout a woman learning to be who she really is. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A daring portrait of a black woman artist re-creating herself out of social and psychological chaos, the fragmentation that haunts our time, our nation. Ourselves.\"-\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the polyphonic voices of Liliane Lincoln's childhood friends, lovers, and conversations with her psychoanalyst, Ntozake Shange weaves the life of a remarkable young woman. Liliane Lincoln is an artist who exposes what she knows of herself to the world through her bold and colorful artwork. Gradually, however, Liliane realizes that in order to survive, she must come to terms with what she has kept hidden even from herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNtozake Shange\u003c\/b\u003e (1948-2018) was a renowned playwright, poet, and novelist. Her works include the Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award-winning \u003ci\u003efor colored girls who have considered suicide\/when the rainbow is enuf\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eSome Sing, Some Cry\u003c\/i\u003e (written with her sister Ifa Bayeza), \u003ci\u003e Sassafrass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCypress \u0026amp; Indigo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiliane\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong her honors and awards are fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and a Pushcart Prize. She was a graduate of Barnard and recipient of a Masters in American Studies from University of Southern California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410414407954,"sku":"9780312644109","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f70786ac-6b12-4337-a517-035c5bbac508.jpg?v=1729303961","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/liliane-9780312644109","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}