The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World Aka the Negro Book of the Dead

The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World Aka the Negro Book of the Dead - Paperback

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The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World Aka the Negro Book of the Dead - Paperback

The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World Aka the Negro Book of the Dead - Paperback

by Suzan-Lori Parks
$27.72
$27.72

Book Overview

A woman tries to feed her husband a fried drumstick. Dragons roam a flat earth. The last Black man in the whole entire world dies again. And again. Careening through memory and language Parks explores and explodes archetypes of Black America with piercing insight and raucous comedy. A riotous theatrical event The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World hums with the heartbeat of improvisational jazz.
ISBN9780573706264
Author Suzan-Lori Parks
PublisherConcord Theatricals
GenreArts and Drama
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2019
LanguageENG- English
Pages52
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Suzan-Lori Parks

Suzan-Lori Parks is a novelist, playwright, songwriter, and screenwriter. She was the recipient of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Topdog/ Underdog, as well as a 2001 MacArthur "genius grant." Her other plays include Fucking A, In the Blood, The America Play, Venus, and The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World. Her first feature film, Girl 6, was directed by Spike Lee. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, where she studied with James Baldwin, she has taught creative writing in universities across the country, including at the Yale School of Drama, and she heads the Dramatic Writing Program at CalArts. She is currently writing an adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel Paradise for Oprah Winfrey, and the musical Hoopz for Disney. She lives in Venice Beach, California, with her husband, blues musician Paul Scher, and their pit bull, Lambchop.

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