August Wilson's Fences (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780826496485)

Fences represents the decade of the 1950s, and, when it premiered in 1985, it won the Pulitzer Prize. Set during the beginnings of the civil rights movement, it also concerns generational change and renewal, ending with a celebration of the life of its protagonist, even though it takes place at his funeral. Critics and scholars have lauded August Wilson's work for its universality and its ability, especially in Fences, to transcend racial barriers and this play helped to earn him the titles of "America's greatest playwright" and "the African American Shakespeare."

Author: Ladrica Menson-Furr
ISBN-10: 0826496482
ISBN-13: 9780826496485
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2008
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 303