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The America Play and Other Works
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The America Play and Other Works
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Suzan-Lori Parks
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 137 |
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Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781559360920
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Classifications | Dewey:812.54 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
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Imprint |
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
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Publication Date |
17 November 1994 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
"Parks has burst through every known convention to invent a new theatrical language, like a jive Samuel Beckett, while exploding American cultural myths and stereotypes along the way.... She's passionate and jokey and some kind of genius."--Vogue
Author Biography
One of the contemporary American theater's most innovative wordsmiths. Her plays include: Topdog/Underdog (2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), In the Blood (2000 Pulitzer-nominee), Fucking A, Venus (OBIE Award), The America Play and Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom (OBIE Award, Best New American Play). She is also a screenwriter, novelist, and MacArthur "Genius" grantee.
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