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Roxane Gay is an American writer, editor, professor, and cultural critic. Her books include the novel An Untamed State, the essay collections Bad Feminist and Opinions, the memoir Hunger, the short-story collections Ayiti and Difficult Women, the novella Graceful Burdens, and the graphic works World of Wakanda, The Banks, and The Sacrifice of Darkness. Her writing frequently examines feminism, race, gender, sexuality, violence, trauma, popular culture, and the politics of the body.
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Bad Feminist
A representative entry point to Gay’s cultural criticism, feminism, and essays on popular culture and politics.

An Untamed State
A strong entry point to her fiction and her treatment of power, violence, trauma, and survival.
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World of Wakanda
A Marvel graphic series following the Wakandan warriors Ayo and Aneka, including their romantic relationship and service as the Midnight Angels.
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Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2016
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