Feed your mind a story of August Wilson
August Wilson (1945<U+2013>2005) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who had a particular talent for capturing the authentic, everyday voice of black Americans. As a child, he read off the soup cans and cereal boxes, and when his mother brought him to the library, his whole world...
| Main Author: | Bryant, Jennifer (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Chapman, Cannaday (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Abrams Books for Young Readers,
2019.
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| Summary: |
August Wilson (1945<U+2013>2005) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who had a particular talent for capturing the authentic, everyday voice of black Americans. As a child, he read off the soup cans and cereal boxes, and when his mother brought him to the library, his whole world opened up. After facing intense prejudice at school from both students and some teachers, August dropped out. However, he continued reading and educating himself independently. He felt that if he could read about it, then he could teach himself anything and accomplish anything. Like many of his plays, Feed Your Mind is told in two acts, revealing how Wilson grew up to be one of the most influential American playwrights. The book includes an author's note, a timeline of August Wilson's life, a list of Wilson's plays, and a bibliography. |
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| Physical Description: |
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781419736537 1419736531 |
| Author Notes: |
Cannaday Chapman is an illustrator whose work has been featured in the New York Times and on the cover of The New Yorker . Feed Your Mind is his first picture book. |