Fences - Softcover
A Pulitzer Prize winner. Garbage collector Troy Maxson clashes with his son over an athletic scholarship.
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-The strongest, most passionate American dramatic writing since Tennessee Williams.---The New York Post
-Fences leaves no doubt that Mr. Wilson is a major writer, combining a poet's ear for vernacular with a robust sense of humor, a sure sense for crackling dramatic incident, and a passionate commitment to a great subject.---The New York Times
-A blockbuster piece of theater, a major American play.---New York Daily News
-An eloquent play... a comedy-drama that is well-nigh flawless.---New York Magazine
-A moving story line and a hero almost Shakespearian in contour.---The Wall Street Journal
-A work of tremendous impact that summons up gratitude for the beauty of its language, the truth of its character, the power of its portrayals.---Chicago Tribune
"The strongest, most passionate American dramatic writing since Tennessee Williams."--The New York Post "Fences leaves no doubt that Mr. Wilson is a major writer, combining a poet's ear for vernacular with a robust sense of humor, a sure sense for crackling dramatic incident, and a passionate commitment to a great subject."--The New York Times
"A blockbuster piece of theater, a major American play."--New York Daily News "An eloquent play... a comedy-drama that is well-nigh flawless."--New York Magazine
"A moving story line and a hero almost Shakespearian in contour."--The Wall Street Journal "A work of tremendous impact that summons up gratitude for the beauty of its language, the truth of its character, the power of its portrayals."--Chicago Tribune
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-Fences leaves no doubt that Mr. Wilson is a major writer, combining a poet's ear for vernacular with a robust sense of humor, a sure sense for crackling dramatic incident, and a passionate commitment to a great subject.---The New York Times
-A blockbuster piece of theater, a major American play.---New York Daily News
-An eloquent play... a comedy-drama that is well-nigh flawless.---New York Magazine
-A moving story line and a hero almost Shakespearian in contour.---The Wall Street Journal
-A work of tremendous impact that summons up gratitude for the beauty of its language, the truth of its character, the power of its portrayals.---Chicago Tribune
"The strongest, most passionate American dramatic writing since Tennessee Williams."--The New York Post "Fences leaves no doubt that Mr. Wilson is a major writer, combining a poet's ear for vernacular with a robust sense of humor, a sure sense for crackling dramatic incident, and a passionate commitment to a great subject."--The New York Times
"A blockbuster piece of theater, a major American play."--New York Daily News "An eloquent play... a comedy-drama that is well-nigh flawless."--New York Magazine
"A moving story line and a hero almost Shakespearian in contour."--The Wall Street Journal "A work of tremendous impact that summons up gratitude for the beauty of its language, the truth of its character, the power of its portrayals."--Chicago Tribune
August Wilson is the most influential and successful African American playwright writing today. He is the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences, The Piano Lesson, King Hedley II, Ma Rainy's Black Bottom, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Seven Guitars, Two Trains Running, Jitney and Radio Golf. His plays have been produced all over the world.
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- PublisherPlume
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0452258421
- ISBN 13 9780452258426
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages101
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