Fences
Year of Publication |
1986
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Publication Type |
Playscript
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Number of Pages or Episodes |
101 p.
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Language |
English
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Contributors |
Author:
August Wilson |
Publisher |
New American Library
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City |
New York
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Abstract |
Troy Maxson, a proud and embittered garbageman and ex-Negro Baseball League player, is constantly at odds with family and friends.
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Notes |
Fences won both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 1987.
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Author Biography |
August Wilson (1945-2005), born Frederick August Kittel Jr. in Pittsburgh's Hill District neighborhood, won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. He died in Seattle and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in O’Hara Twp., Allegheny County.
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Time |
1957-65
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