{"product_id":"august-wilson-a-life-paperback","title":"August Wilson: A Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatti Hartigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"masterful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), \"invaluable\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) first authoritative biography of August Wilson, the most important and successful American playwriting of the late 20th century, by a theater critic who knew him.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAugust Wilson wrote a series of ten plays celebrating African American life in the 20th century, one play for each decade. No other American playwright has completed such an ambitious oeuvre. Two of the plays became successful films, \u003ci\u003eFences\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis; and \u003ci\u003eMa Rainey's Black Bottom\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman. \u003ci\u003eFences\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Piano Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; \u003ci\u003eFences \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Tony Award for Best Play, and years after Wilson's death in 2005, \u003ci\u003eJitney \u003c\/i\u003eearned a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough his brilliant use of vernacular speech, Wilson developed unforgettable characters who epitomized the trials and triumphs of the African American experience. He said that he didn't research his plays but wrote them from \"the blood's memory,\" a sense of racial history that he believed African Americans shared. Author and theater critic Patti Hartigan traced his ancestry back to slavery, and his plays echo with uncanny similarities to the history of his ancestors. She interviewed Wilson many times before his death and traces his life from his childhood in Pittsburgh (where nine of the plays take place) to Broadway. She also interviewed scores of friends, theater colleagues and family members, and conducted extensive research to tell the \"absorbing, richly detailed\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) story of a writer who left an indelible imprint on American theater and opened the door for future playwrights of color.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52467819708723,"sku":"9781501180675","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/jWqKvPXLPl9781501180675.webp?v=1759344922","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/august-wilson-a-life-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}