Jitney - (August Wilson's Century Cycle) by August Wilson (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Jitney is a richly textured play that follows a group of men trying to eke out a living by driving unlicensed cabs, or jitneys.
- About the Author: August Wilson (1945-2005) is the most influential and successful African American playwright.
- 120 Pages
- Drama, American
- Series Name: August Wilson's Century Cycle
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About the Book
Urban renewal threatens the dingy office of Becker's cab company, just as his estranged son returns. The eighth play of Wilson's Century Cycle, set in 1977.Book Synopsis
Jitney is a richly textured play that follows a group of men trying to eke out a living by driving unlicensed cabs, or jitneys. When the city threatens to board up the business and the boss's son returns from prison, tempers flare, potent secrets are revealed, and the fragile threads binding these people together may come undone at last.
The play is part of August Wilson's Century Cycle, his epic dramatization of the African American experience in the twentieth century.
This edition includes a foreword by Ishmael Reed.
Review Quotes
Prepare to be blown away...a wonderful play, tough, tender, bursting with life, love humour and pain...few playwrights alive today can match the eloquence and the passion of [Wilson].
--Telegraph
About the Author
August Wilson (1945-2005) is the most influential and successful African American playwright. A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, his plays have been produced all over the world.Dimensions (Overall): 8.51 Inches (H) x 6.12 Inches (W) x .49 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: August Wilson's Century Cycle
Sub-Genre: American
Genre: Drama
Number of Pages: 120
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Theme: African American
Format: Hardcover
Author: August Wilson
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2008
TCIN: 1001840687
UPC: 9781559363044
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-5286
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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