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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Hartigan, Patti, author.
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Wilson, August.
African American dramatists -- 20th century -- Biography.
American drama -- African American authors.
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August Wilson : a li...
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August Wilson : a life / Patti Hartigan.
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Hartigan, Patti, author.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
Subjects
Wilson, August.
African American dramatists -- 20th century -- Biography.
American drama -- African American authors.
ISBN:
9781501180668 (hardcover) :
1501180665 (hardcover)
Description:
531 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Contents:
Prologue -- The blood's memory -- The crossroads of the world -- Something is not always better than nothing -- A period of reinvention -- A road marked with signposts -- Learning to listen -- The launchpad of American theater -- Living on mother's prayer -- A fastball on the outside corner -- Shining like new money -- What do you do with your legacy? -- Pick up the ball -- "You a big man" -- The ground on which I stand -- A master jitney driver -- The struggle continues -- An uphill battle in the basement -- Keeping the tradition alive -- Wherever you are, I'm here -- Afterword.
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"The first authoritative biography of August Wilson, the most important and successful American playwright of the late 20th century, by a theater critic who knew him"--Provided by publisher.
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Hawaii State Library
Adult New Books
812.54 Wilson Ha
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Hilo Public Library
Adult Biography
B Wilson Ha
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Mililani Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
812.54 Wilson Ha
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