Crosswinds

An Anthology of Black Dramatists in the Diaspora

By: William B. Branch (Editor)

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Paperback | 1 August 1993

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"H starred review] Powerful and rich, this outstanding contribution to theater arts is recommended for contemporary literature and black studies collections." --Library Journal

Edited by award-winning U.S. playwright William Branch, this is a landmark collection of plays addressing various aspects of the global black experience by outstanding black playwrights from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and North and South America. Among the plays are dramas by Nobel laureates Derek Walcott and Wole Soyinka, pioneering folklorist Efua Sutherland, and two-time Pulitzer prize winner August Wilson.

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"Powerful and rich, this outstanding contribution to theater arts is recommended for contemporary literature and black studies collections". Library Journal

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Plays Society & Culture Cultural Studies History & Criticism of Literature Literary Studies of Plays & Playwrights History Regional & National History African History Arts & Entertainment Acting & Theatre Studies

Acknowledgments
Black Dramatists in the Diaspora: The Beginnings
Death and the King's Horseman	p. 1
Edufa	p. 54
Woza Albert!	p. 96
Pantomime	p. 130
Lament for Rastafari	p. 162
Sortilege II: Zumbi Returns	p. 203
Slave Ship	p. 250
In Splendid Error	p. 260
Joe Turner's Come and Gone	p. 309
The Talented Tenth	p. 359
The Dramatists	p. 412
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