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One of Americas most powerful and original dramatists August Wilson offeredan alternative history of the twentieth century as seen from the perspectiveof black Americans. He celebrated the lives of those seemingly pushed to themargins of national life but who were simultaneously protagonists of their owndrama and evidence of a vital and compelling community. Decade by decade hetold the story of a people with a distinctive history who forged their ownfuture aware of their roots in another time and place but doing somethingmore than just survive. Wilson deliberately addressed black America but indoing so discovered an international audience. Alongside chapters addressingWilsons life and career and the wider context of his plays this Companiondedicates individual chapters to each play in his tenplay cycle which areordered chronologically demonstrating Wilsons notion of an unfolding historyof the twentieth century. «
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