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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."
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2.8
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Austin Johnson
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March 9, 2019
This is not the playwrite! This is frustrating because I would like to buy an actual copy of the book but its a summary.
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A Google user
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May 4, 2018
I was not looking for the summary. A complete waste of $10!
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Thomas Skinner
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July 13, 2015
Cant find the actual book is it a book cause i have to do a report on this thing im confused
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About the author
Ladrica Menson-Furr is Assistant Professor of African American literature at the University of Memphis, USA.
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