The Reed Reader - by Ishmael Reed (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A generous selection from the playful, irreverent, and controversial work of Ishmael Reed, one of the greatest African American writers<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Ishmael Reed has been described as cavorting "like a black bull in the china shop of Western culture," and <i>The Reed Reader<i> is a collection of the sharp, jagged results of his rampage. In it, one of the most renowned African American writers offers a generous sampling of the brilliant and witty satire, the politically charged, wildly imaginative storytelling, and the caustic cultural criticism that have become his trademarks. In these excerpts from his celebrated novels, poems, plays, and essays, Reed displays an ironic wit, a cold, keen eye for economic exploitation, a hilarious sense of the absurd, and a slender but persistent optimism for the determined souls who transcend their environment and penetrate illusions by daring acts of will. <i>The Reed Reader</i> is the cumulative representation of an astonishing career, a powerful testament to Reed's many and enormous literary gifts.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ishmael Reed</b> is a novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist who has published nine critically acclaimed novels and more than a dozen other books of poetry and essays. In additional to being nominated for a National Book Award for Poetry, recent awards have included the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award, a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and 2008 Blues Songwriter of the Year from the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame. He is Professor Emeritus at University of California at Berkeley.
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