"Sister Outsider's teachings by one of our most revered elder stateswomen should be read by
everyone." -Essence Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist
writer Audre Lorde Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in twentieth-century
literature with a foreword by Mahogany L. Browne. A New York Times New & Noteworthy book A
Penguin Vitae Edition In this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches Lorde takes
on sexism racism ageism homophobia and class and propounds social difference as a vehicle
for action and change. Her prose is incisive unflinching and lyrical reflecting struggle but
ultimately offering messages of hope. The groundbreaking feminist's timely collection of
nonfiction writings on race gender and LGBTQ issues is now for the first time in Penguin
Classics as part of the Penguin Vitae series with a foreword by poet Mahogany L. Browne.
Penguin Classics launches a new hardcover series with five American classics that are relevant
and timeless in their power and part of a dynamic and diverse landscape of classic fiction and
nonfiction from almost seventy-five years of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides
readers with beautifully designed classics that have shaped the course of their lives and
welcomes new readers to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration intellectual
engagement and creative originality.
