{"product_id":"ma-raineys-black-bottom-1927-hardcover","title":"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: 1927 - 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\u003eAugust Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrank Rich\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe time is 1927. The place is a run-down recording studio in Chicago. Ma Rainey, the legendary blues singer, is due to arrive with her entourage to cut new sides of old favorites. Waiting for her are her Black musician sidemen, the white owner of the record company, and her white manager. What goes down in the session to come is more than music. It is a riveting portrayal of black rage...of racism, of the self-hate that racism breeds, and of racial expression. \u003ci\u003eMa Rainey's Black Bottom \u003c\/i\u003eis a play dealing with issues of race, art, religion and the historic exploitation of Black recording artists \u003cbr\u003eby white producers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe play is part of August Wilson's \u003ci\u003eCentury Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e, his epic dramatization of the African American experience in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes a Foreword by Frank Rich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (1945-2005) is the most influential and successful African American playwright. A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, his plays have been produced all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.69 x 5.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338280964333,"sku":"9781559362993","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/0l3z6WkVws9781559362993.webp?v=1785078161","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/ma-raineys-black-bottom-1927-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}