Quote of the day
Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all speech is a classification, and that all classifications are oppressive.
Elizabeth Nunez
Born: February 18, 1944
Died: November 8, 2024 (aged 80)
Bio: Elizabeth Nunez was a Trinidadian American novelist and distinguished professor of English at Hunter College CUNY, New York City.
Known for:
- Prospero's daughter (2006)
- Anna In-Between (2009)
- Even in Paradise (2016)
- Bruised Hibiscus (1994)
- Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir (2014)








