{"title":"Leroi Jones","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"dutchman-and-the-slave-two-plays-paperback","title":"Dutchman and the Slave: Two Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentered squarely on the Negro-white conflict, both \u003cem\u003eDutchman \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Slave \u003c\/em\u003eare literally 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","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324150907103,"sku":"9780688210847","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/fD8EjRSV19780688210847.webp?v=1788426147"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/leroi-jones.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}