The towering author, who died last week, was a mentor and inspiration to many other writers.

By Hillel Italie
August 18 2019 - 12:00am

When author Angela Flournoy was asked to dress as her favourite literary character for a magazine shoot four years ago, she knew how to look the part: a wide and "severe hat", a fur stole and the kind of stare that dares you to stare back.

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