{"product_id":"lost-in-language-sound-or-how-i-found-my-way-to-the-arts-essays-9781250035561","title":"Lost in Language \u0026 Sound: Or How I Found My Way to the Arts: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA vibrant and vital collection that celebrates the three most important muses in the life and work of Ntozake Shange--language, music, and dance. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this deeply personal book, \u003ci\u003elost in language \u0026amp; sound\u003c\/i\u003e, the celebrated writer reflects on what it means to be an artist, a woman, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a woman of color through a beautiful combination of memoir and essay. She describes where her love for creative forces began--in her childhood home, a place where imagination reigned and boredom wasn't allowed. The essays tell stories ranging from the poignant origin of her celebrated play \"\u003ci\u003efor colored girls\"\u003c\/i\u003e to why Shange needed to deconstruct the English language to make that production work, from the intensity of the female experience and the black experience as separate entities to the difficulty of living both lives simultaneously; from the intense love of jazz bestowed on her by her father to a similar obsession with dance, which came from her mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith deep sincerity, attention, and her legendary candor, Shange's collection progresses from the public arena to the private, gathering along the way the passions and insights of an author who writes with \"such exquisite care and beauty that anybody can relate to her message\" (Clive Barnes, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\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":50492390834450,"sku":"9781250035561","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf6b45a1-1743-4c88-8fe8-5d0bda78d75e.jpg?v=1730587505","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lost-in-language-sound-or-how-i-found-my-way-to-the-arts-essays-9781250035561","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}