1. Target
  2. Movies, Music & Books
  3. Books
  4. All Book Genres
  5. Fiction
  6. Drama

Dutchman and the Slave - by Leroi Jones (Paperback)

Dutchman and the Slave - by  Leroi Jones (Paperback)
Store: Target
Last Price: 8.99 USD

Similar Products

Products of same category from the store

All

Product info

<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: New York: Morrow, c1964.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong><em>Dutchman </em>is designed to shock--its basic idea, its language and its murderous rage.<br/>--<em>New York Times</em></strong></p><p>Centered squarely on the Negro-white conflict, both <em>Dutchman </em>and <em>The Slave </em>are literally shocking plays--in ideas, in language, in honest anger. They illuminate as with a flash of lightning a deadly serious problem--and they bring an eloquent and exceptionally powerful voice to the American theatre.</p><p><em>Dutchman </em>opened in New York City on March 24, 1964, to perhaps the most excited acclaim ever accorded an off-Broadway production and shortly thereafter received the <em>Village Voice's </em>Obie Award. <em>The Slave, </em>which was produced off-Broadway the following fall, continues to be the subject of heated critical controversy.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Centered squarely on the Negro-white conflict, both <em>Dutchman </em>and <em>The Slave </em>are literally shocking plays--in ideas, in language, in honest anger. They illuminate as with a flash of lightning a deadly serious problem--and they bring an eloquent and exceptionally powerful voice to the American theatre.</p><p><em>Dutchman </em>opened in New York City on March 24, 1964, to perhaps the most excited acclaim ever accorded an off-Broadway production and shortly thereafter received the <em>Village Voice's </em>Obie Award. <em>The Slave, </em>which was produced off-Broadway the following fall, continues to be the subject of heated critical controversy.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A man of shattering fury."--"New York Post"""Dutchman "is designed to shock--its basic idea, its language and its murderous rage."--"The New York Times"<br>

Price History

Cheapest price in the interval: 8.99 on October 28, 2021

Most expensive price in the interval: 8.99 on February 4, 2022