{"product_id":"yellowman-and-my-red-hand-my-black-hand-paperback","title":"Yellowman: and My Red Hand, My Black Hand - 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\u003eDael Orlandersmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese two raucously acclaimed new plays by Dael Orlandersmith, whom \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e has called \"an otherworldly messenger, perhaps the sorcerer's apprentice, or a heaven-sent angel with the devil in her,\" confirm her reputation as one of the truly unique voices in contemporary American drama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eYellowman\u003c\/b\u003e, a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Alma and Eugene have known each other since they were young children. As their friendship blossoms into love, Alma struggles to free herself from her mother's poverty and alcoholism, while Eugene must contend with the legacy of being \"yellow\"--lighter-skinned than his brutal and unforgiving father. In \u003cb\u003eMy Red Hand, My Black Hand\u003c\/b\u003e, a young woman explores her heritage as the child of a blues-loving Native American man and a black sharecropper's daughter from Virginia. Alternately joyous and harrowing, both plays are powerful examinations of the racial tensions that fracture communities and individual lives.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese two raucously acclaimed new plays by Dael Orlandersmith, whom \"The New York Times has called \"an otherworldly messenger, perhaps the sorcerer's apprentice, or a heaven-sent angel with the devil in her,\" confirm her reputation as one of the truly unique voices in contemporary American drama. \u003cbr\u003eIn Yellowman, a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Alma and Eugene have known each other since they were young children. As their friendship blossoms into love, Alma struggles to free herself from her mother's poverty and alcoholism, while Eugene must contend with the legacy of being \"yellow\"--lighter-skinned than his brutal and unforgiving father. In My Red Hand, My Black Hand, a young woman explores her heritage as the child of a blues-loving Native American man and a black sharecropper's daughter from Virginia. Alternately joyous and harrowing, both plays are powerful examinations of the racial tensions that fracture communities and individual lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDael Orlandersmith presented her first play, \u003ci\u003eLiar, Liar\u003c\/i\u003e, in New York in 1994, and since then has written several others, including \u003ci\u003eBeauty's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, which appeared at the American Place Theatre and won a Obie Award in 1995; \u003ci\u003eMonster\u003c\/i\u003e, which was presented to critical acclaim at the New York Theatre Workshop in 1996; and \u003ci\u003eThe Gimmick\u003c\/i\u003e, which she performed at the New York Theatre Workshop in 1999. She was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for \u003cb\u003eYellowman\u003c\/b\u003e and the 1999 Susan Smith Blackburn Award and is the recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and the Helen Merrill Award for Emerging Playwrights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.12 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503991353651,"sku":"9781400032068","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GaCENBjQvS9781400032068.webp?v=1760187273","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/yellowman-and-my-red-hand-my-black-hand-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}