Sneed, Pamela
Funeral Diva
- ISBN 13:
- 9780872868113
- author:
- Sneed, Pamela
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- City Lights Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 20.83 x 13.72 x 1.52 centimeters
- Genre:
- Poetry, American, African American,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Pamela Sneed's Funeral Diva is a poignant and powerful memoir that explores her coming-of-age in New York City during the late 1980s. This collection of personal essays and poetry delves into the impact of AIDS on Black Queer life, revealing the enduring bonds between the living, the dying, and the dead.
Through its abundance of language, Funeral Diva transforms violence and pain into an artist's life, defying genre and offering a harrowing account of transformation. With prose and poetry that balance love, anger, good, and bad, memory, and the created present, this book is a moving exploration of life, loss, and the power of art.
With its unique blend of personal narrative and poetic expression, Funeral Diva is a notable achievement in contemporary literature. This Lambda Award-winning collection will resonate with readers seeking honest and unflinching portrayals of identity, community, and the human experience.
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