Ishmael Reed by Ishmael Reed

Ishmael Reed by Ishmael Reed

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The award-winning plays of one of the most celebrated and innovative American writers of our time.

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Ishmael Reed by Ishmael Reed

The award-winning plays of one of the most celebrated and innovative American writers of our time.

"A modern-day Molière" — 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

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.
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ISBN 13 9781564785510
ISBN 10 1564785513
Title Ishmael Reed
Author Ishmael Reed
Series American Literature Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
Year published 2009-10-15
Number of pages 398
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.