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August Wilson Century Cycle
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August Wilson Century Cycle Hardback - 2007

by August Wilson

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"The Century Cycle" is August Wilson's epic dramatization of the African-American experience and heritage in the 20th century. Wilson's extraordinary lifework has been called one of the most ambitious dramatic projects ever undertaken. "(New York Times)" It is presented here for the first time in its entirety in a ten-volume, hardcover, slipcased edition.

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August Wilson's Century Cycle is one of the most ambitious dramatic projects ever undertaken (The New York Times). With it, Wilson dramatized the African American experience and heritage in the twentieth century, with a play for each decade, almost all set in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, where he grew up. Wilson's extraordinary lifework--completed just before his death in October 2005--is presented here for the first time in its entirety.

"Art is beholden to the kiln in which the artist was fired. Before I am anything, a man or a playwright, I am an African American...The cycle of plays that I have been writing since 1979 is my attempt to represent that culture on stage in all its richness and fullness and to demonstrate its ability to sustain us in all areas of human life and endeavor and through profound moments of our history in which the larger society has thought less of us than we have thought of ourselves.

The characters in the plays still place their faith in America's willingness to live up to the meaning of her creed. It is this belief in America's honor that allows them to pursue the American Dream even as it remains elusive...They shout, they argue, they wrestle with love, honor, duty, betrayal; they have loud voices and big hearts; they demand justice, they love, they laugh, they cry, they murder, and they embrace life with zest and vigor...In all the plays, the characters remain pointed towards the future, their pockets lined with fresh hope and an abiding faith in their own abilities and their own heroics."--August Wilson

Titles included in the set:

  • Gem of the Ocean (9781559362818)
  • Joe Turner's Come and Gone (9781559362986)
  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (9781559362993)
  • The Piano Lesson (9781559363006)
  • Seven Guitars (9781559363013)
  • Fences (9781559363020)
  • Two Trains Running (9781559363037)
  • Jitney (9781559363044)
  • King Hedley II (9781559363051)
  • Radio Golf (9781559363068)

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  • Title August Wilson Century Cycle
  • Author August Wilson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition F First Edition
  • Pages 10
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Theatre Communications Group, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2007-09-01
  • Features Dust Cover
  • ISBN 9781559363075 / 155936307X
  • Weight 6.65 lbs (3.02 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 6 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Category Plays / Drama
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007022085
  • Dewey Decimal Code 812.54

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August Wilson (1945-2005) is the most influential and successful African American playwright. A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, his plays have been produced all over the world.

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