The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin (Geter Hafizah Augustus)(Paperback)

Acclaimed poet Hafizah Augustus Geter reclaims her origin story in this "lyrical memoir" (The New Yorker)--combining biting criticism and haunting visuals. "Hafizah Augustus Geter is a genuine artist, not bound by genre or form. Her only loyalty is the harrowing beauty of the truth."--Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage Winner of the PEN Open Book Award - Winner of the Lambda Literary Award - A New Yorker Best Book of the Year - A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year - A Brittle Paper Notable African Book of the Year - Finalist for the Chautauqua Prize "I say, 'the Black Period, ' and mean 'home' in all its shapeshifting ways." A book of great hope, Hafizah Augustus Geter's The Black Period creates a map for how to survive: a country, a closet, a mother's death, and the terror of
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