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Overview
Jitney is a richly textured play that follows a group of men trying to eke out a living by driving unlicensed cabs, or jitneys. When the city threatens to board up the business and the boss's son returns from prison, tempers flare, potent secrets are revealed, and the fragile threads binding these people together may come undone at last.
The play is part of August Wilson's Century Cycle, his epic dramatization of the African American experience in the twentieth century.
This edition includes a foreword by Ishmael Reed.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781559363044
- ISBN-10: 1559363045
- Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
- Publish Date: April 2008
- Dimensions: 8.51 x 6.12 x 0.49 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
- Page Count: 120
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