August Wilson and the African-American Odyssey

August Wilson and the African-American Odyssey
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 0252064291
ISBN-13 : 9780252064296
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Book Synopsis August Wilson and the African-American Odyssey by : Kim Pereira

Download or read book August Wilson and the African-American Odyssey written by Kim Pereira and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this critical study of four plays by Pulitzer Prize-winner August Wilson-- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, and The Piano Lesson--Pereira show how Wilson uses the themes of separation, migration, and reunion to depict the physical and psychological journeys of African Americans in the 20th century.


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