Description
The award-winning plays of one of the most celebrated and innovative American writers of our time.
About the Author
Ishmael Reed is the author of over twenty-five books including Mumbo Jumbo, The Last Days of Louisiana Red, Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down and Juice!. He is also a publisher, television producer, songwriter, radio and television commentator, lecturer, and has long been devoted to exploring an alternative black aesthetic: the trickster tradition, or Neo-Hoodooism as he calls it. Founder of the Before Columbus Foundation, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley for over thirty years, retiring in 2005. In 2003, he received the coveted Otto Award for political theater.
Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9781564785510
Author Ishmael Reed
Format Paperback
Page Count 398
Imprint Dalkey Archive Press
Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
Weight(grams) 485g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 139mm * 29mm
About the Author
Ishmael Reed is the author of over twenty-five books including Mumbo Jumbo, The Last Days of Louisiana Red, Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down and Juice!. He is also a publisher, television producer, songwriter, radio and television commentator, lecturer, and has long been devoted to exploring an alternative black aesthetic: the trickster tradition, or Neo-Hoodooism as he calls it. Founder of the Before Columbus Foundation, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley for over thirty years, retiring in 2005. In 2003, he received the coveted Otto Award for political theater.
Reviews
"A modern-day Moliere." - Backstage
"Literature is lucky to have Ishmael Reed around, if only for the fun of it." - David Remnick, Washington Post
"A great writer." - James Baldwin
Book Information
ISBN 9781564785510
Author Ishmael Reed
Format Paperback
Page Count 398
Imprint Dalkey Archive Press
Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
Weight(grams) 485g
Dimensions(mm) 202mm * 139mm * 29mm
