Indeed, among the elements that make the book so good are its personal honesty and lack of pretentiousness, characteristics that shine through the writing, bespeaking the evolution of a strong and remarkable character. $5.95.ĬARRIACOU is an actual West Indian island as well as the isle of Audre Lorde's imagination Zami is ''a Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers.'' And while the publisher's claim that in ''Zami'' Miss Lorde ''creates a new form, biomythography, combining elements of history, biography and myth,'' is a bit pretentious, the book is, actually, an excellent and evocative autobio-graphy. ZAMI: A NEW SPELLING OF MY NAME By Audre Lorde.
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