{"product_id":"ma-raineys-black-bottom-a-play-paperback","title":"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAugust Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING VIOLA DAVIS AND CHADWICK BOSEMAN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFences \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Piano Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e comes the extraordinary \u003ci\u003eMa Rainey's Black Bottom--\u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe time is 1927. The place is a run-down recording studio in Chicago. Ma Rainey, the legendary blues singer, is due to arrive with her entourage to cut new sides of old favorites. Waiting for her are her Black musician sidemen, the white owner of the record company, and her white manager. What goes down in the session to come is more than music. It is a riveting portrayal of black rage, of racism, of the self-hate that racism breeds, and of racial exploitation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e was a major American playwright whose work has been consistently acclaimed as among the finest of the American theater. His first play, \u003ci\u003eMa Rainey's Black Bottom\u003c\/i\u003e, won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for best new play of 1984-85. His second play, \u003ci\u003eFences\u003c\/i\u003e, won numerous awards for best play of the year, 1987, including the Tony Award, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award, and the Pulitzer Prize.\u003ci\u003e Joe Turner's Come and Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, his third play, was voted best play of 1987-1988 by the New York Drama Critics' Circle. In 1990, Wilson was awarded his second Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Piano Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.02 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755992088864,"sku":"9780452261136","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/90e70b42a977661de1a080c85faae8b4.webp?v=1780072246","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ma-raineys-black-bottom-a-play-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}