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Also Known As Audre Geraldine Lorde • Rey Domini • Gamba Adisa
Born February 18, 1934 • New York City • New York
Died November 17, 1992 (aged 58) • Saint Croix • United States Virgin Islands
Awards And Honors National Book Award (1989)
Notable Works “A Burst of Light” • “Cables to Rage” • “Coal” • “From a Land Where Other People Live” • “New York Head Shop and Museum” • “The Black Unicorn” • “The Cancer Journals” • “Zami: A New Spelling of My Name”
Role In Black feminism

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