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Set in 1936, The Piano Lesson is a powerful new play from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. A sister and brother fight over a piano that has been in the family for three generations, creating a remarkable drama that embodies the painful past and... read more
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The Piano lesson outlines some of the problems faced by Black Americans in a time when they were treated as the lowest form of human beings. Brother fights sister over ownership of a piano that could lead to riches, both of whom have very different plans for where this money will go. In the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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First Sentence edit
The lights come up on the Charles household.
Authors & Contributors edit
- August Wilson (Author)
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Publisher: Dutton
Country: United States
Publication Date: Jan 1990
ISBN: 0525249265
Page Count: 108
Publisher: Dutton
Country: United States
Publication Date: Jan 1990
ISBN: 0525249265
Page Count: 108
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (1990: Drama)
- Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 1989: Drama)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 812.54
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- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › African American › Drama
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › African American › Wilson, August
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › African-American Studies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( W ) › Wilson, August
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Drama › United States
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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