{"product_id":"august-wilsons-american-century-life-as-art-hardcover","title":"August Wilson's American Century: Life as Art - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence A. Glasco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eListed in \u003ci\u003ePioneer Press\u003c\/i\u003e (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Most Anticipated of 2026\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlaywright August Wilson is best known for his American Century Cycle, a sequence of ten plays--including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eFences \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Piano Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e--that chronicle the lives of Black Americans in each decade of the twentieth century. But behind the celebrated plays stands a complex man shaped by his hometown's vibrant Black culture. In \u003ci\u003eAugust Wilson's American Century: Life as Art\u003c\/i\u003e, Laurence A. Glasco, one of the foremost historians of Black life in Pittsburgh, draws on Wilson's early poetry, archival material, and original interviews with family members, neighbors, and friends to show how the city and its residents shaped the playwright and his work. Wilson's overlapping identities as an outsider, warrior, race man, and poet helped him persevere in the face of setbacks, weave real-life observations with his poetry to craft memorable dialogue and compelling characters, and portray the realities of race in America in ways that have resonated with theatergoers and readers ever since. Glasco uncovers the story of how the people and places of Pittsburgh remained with Wilson after he left his hometown, shining through in a body of work that brought the struggles and triumphs of the Black experience to a wide audience and changed American theater for the better.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurence A. Glasco\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of history at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author or coauthor of five books, including \u003ci\u003eAugust Wilson: Pittsburgh Places in His Life and Plays \u003c\/i\u003e(with Christopher Rawson).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 9.08 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48351824838904,"sku":"9780822948544","price":41.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/MDwOTTuIYs9780822948544.webp?v=1778356234","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/august-wilsons-american-century-life-as-art-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}