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August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America".
Há 6 dias · August Wilson was a playwright who penned an acclaimed cycle of plays, each set in a different decade of the 20th century, about Black American life. He won Pulitzer Prizes for two of them: Fences and The Piano Lesson. Learn more about Wilson’s life and works in this article.
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August Wilson, pseudônimo de Frederick August Kittel (Pittsburgh, Pensilvânia, 27 de abril de 1945 - Seattle, Washington, 2 de outubro de 2005) foi um dramaturgo estadunidense cujo trabalho incluiu uma série de dez peças de teatro, The Pittsburgh Cycle, pelo qual recebeu dois prêmios Pulitzer de Teatro.
O premiado dramaturgo August Wilson não teve escassez de fãs durante sua vida, mas sua escrita desfrutou de um interesse renovado depois que uma adaptação cinematográfica de sua peça “Fences” estreou nos cinemas no dia de Natal de 2016.
24 de jan. de 2024 · Learn about the life and work of August Wilson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning African American playwright who explored the Black experience in America. Find out about his famous plays, such as Fences and The Piano Lesson, and his personal and professional achievements.
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3 de ago. de 2023 · In this excerpt from “August Wilson: A Life,” the playwright, on the cusp of stardom, is polishing off his latest play, “Fences,” at the O’Neill writers’ conference.
16 de ago. de 2023 · In her riveting biography August Wilson: A Life, Patti Hartigan, an award-winning theatre critic and former arts reporter for the Boston Globe, gives the first full account of what Wilson achieved—and a sense of what he still might have done were his life not cut tragically short.
