Black Girls: Women of African Descent Write Their World
- ISBN-10
- 1926794923
- ISBN-13
- 9781926794921
- Category
- African diaspora in literature
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-11-15
- Author
- Donna Bailey Nurse
Description
"In Black Girls critic Donna Bailey Nurse reflects on prominent black women writers from across the diaspora. It's a personal take on how their works have deepened her understanding of what it means to be a black woman in the world."--
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