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From legendary playwright August Wilson comes the powerful, stunning dramatic bestseller that won him critical acclaim, including the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize. Troy Maxson is a strong man, a hard man. He has had to be to survive. Troy Maxson has gone through life in an America where to be proud and black is to face pressures that could crush a man, body and soul. But the 1950s are yielding to the new spirit of liberation in the 1960s, a spirit that is changing the world Troy Maxson has learned to deal with the only way he can, a spirit that is making him a stranger, angry and afraid, in a world he never knew and to a wife and son he understands less and less. This is a modern classic, a book that deals with the impossibly difficult themes of race in America, set during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. Now an Academy Award-winning film directed by and starring Denzel Washington, along with Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Viola Davis. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Plume; Reissue edition (June 1, 1986)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 101 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0452264014


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 14


Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ NP


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 0.35 x 8 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #9,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Black & African American Dramas & Plays #16 in Censorship & Politics #22 in African American Demographic Studies (Books)


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    • DON’T FENCE ME IN…
This play won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1987. The story is about a flawed, African American man in late 1950s America. He went through some very hard times as he grew up, and he graduated from the school of hard knocks. Married with children and undereducated, his life was not an easy one, either for him or his family. He is a hard and unyielding man of innate intelligence, shaped by the vicissitudes of life and the yoke of race inequality in an America that fenced him in and kept him in his place. It is a sad story of promise lost but, at the same time, it is also a redemptive one, through the prospect of his children having a better life, as the times they are a-changing. I found myself unexpectedly engrossed in and transported by the story being told, although I did not like the main character. Still, I look forward to watching the film based upon this play. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2023 by lawyeraau
    • So much meaning.
The story really can mean one thing to a male, another thing to a female character, and a different point of view for the younger generation. The older generation male, want to the younger ones to set their minds to what can be productive and a make living. Not to make their mistakes. They see no change in their surroundings. There is so much to say but I will leave the review, saying, it's well written. I truly enjoyed reading it. It's sad. No fantasy but we get to see and feel life through the eyes of the different characters. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2023 by IzzyMoss
    • Easy and enjoyable read
I read the book before the movie came out and I loved it.
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2023 by Jazz
    • A character so vivid you pray for his soul
The powerful, riveting character of Troy Maxson commands the stage, alienating all those close to him, even the anonymous theater-goer who yearns to sympathize. There is more than enough reason to empathize with Maxson, who has been mistreated by his father, by society, and by his government. His anger and cynicism and harshness called to mind Langston Hughes’ immortal lines: what happens to a dream deferred? In Maxson’s case, it is a dream denied, and that denial festers in his soul, before leaching into the souls of his sons. The play is a masterpiece. I read the last line and hoped that Troy Maxson had finally found peace on the other side of the fence he took so long to build. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022 by Alex Troy
    • Amazon has done it again
1000% satisfied
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2023 by Zevon
    • Book Condition
It came in brand new with the fresh new book smell. Great condition as i bought it for my English class.. yay.
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2022 by Angela AA
    • As described
Fast delivery...item as described
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2022 by DC
    • It’s a book, it is as described, no one said you’d like it or not
It’s as described, it is best if you get a used copy to save money if it is for school.
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2022 by Macey

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