• Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

  • Crossing Press Feminist Series, Book 1
  • By: Audre Lorde
  • Narrated by: Robin Eller
  • Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (704 ratings)

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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

By: Audre Lorde
Narrated by: Robin Eller
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Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in 20th-century literature. In this charged collection of 15 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.

This commemorative edition includes a new foreword by Lorde scholar and poet Cheryl Clarke, who celebrates the ways in which Lorde's philosophies resonate more than 20 years after they were first published.

©2007 Audre Lorde (P)2016 Tantor
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"Still powerful." ( Library Journal)

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Narration Weak, Just Get a Physical Copt

Audre Lorde was an incredible writer, speaker, and poet. I was horribly disappointed to find that the robotic narration watered down the passion of Lorde’s theory. I would finish chapter after chapter realizing I wasn’t able to engage and had therefore forgotten what was said. It is also ironic a text about Black struggle was read by a person who couldn’t be bothered to learn the proper pronunciation of several African cities, gods, names, and even the name of the author herself. Just get a physical copy. You might absorb more.

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WOW... JUST WOW

This was great. I absolutely loved her words. Her ideas are timeless. So much to chew on.

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Book is wonderful narrator is terrible

The narrator sounds robotic and disinterested they really need to RE-record this. The book itself is excellent

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Good book but weak performance

The performance lacks the strength and emotion needed to narrate such powerful and important essays by Audre Lorde.

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The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house

Audre Lorde’s seminal work including several essays and speeches. I’ve seen a lot of quotes before and am happy to read them in context. Charmed by Lorde and her powerful words.

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Horrible narration! Great information!

The narrator really takes away from the experience of the book. Please read it for yourself for added inflection that I now know is sorely missing from this version. The writing and messages are amazing and SO very needed! It's timeless, this one, but a timeless READ. Not listen.

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Beautiful writing- dry narration

Audre Lorde’s words are so deep & important, however this narration is very dry & lacks soul.

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a book every activist should read

Insightful and empowering. Great anti-racist, queer positive feminism. Beautiful writer and poet. she is inspirational.

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Sounds robotic...

The stories are great, Ms. Lorde is magnificent but the narrator sounds very robotic. Buy the book and read it yourself...

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So good!

Audre Lorde should be required reading-she was an incredible writer and her words are as useful and prescient now as when they were first written.

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