{"product_id":"dutchman-and-the-slave-leroi-jones-9780688210847","title":"Dutchman and the Slave: Two Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDutchman \u003c\/em\u003eis designed to shock--its basic idea, its language and its murderous rage.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentered squarely on the Negro-white conflict, both \u003cem\u003eDutchman \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Slave \u003c\/em\u003eare shocking plays--in ideas, in language, in honest anger. They illuminate as with a flash of lightning a deadly serious problem--and they bring an eloquent and exceptionally powerful voice to the American theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDutchman \u003c\/em\u003eopened in New York City on March 24, 1964, to perhaps the most excited acclaim ever accorded an off-Broadway production and shortly thereafter received the \u003cem\u003eVillage Voice's \u003c\/em\u003eObie Award. \u003cem\u003eThe Slave, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich was produced off-Broadway the following fall, continues to be the subject of heated critical controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leroi Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0688210848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780688210847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.56w x 0.26d","brand":"Leroi Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051701629183,"sku":"9780688210847","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab3d3e80-3d30-4d35-9191-731395e6e275.jpg?v=1685014665","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dutchman-and-the-slave-leroi-jones-9780688210847","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}